a hippopotamus is a very large mammal.Many wild hippos are distributed in Africa, where there are many hippos in rich aquatic plants, and hippos can often be seen.Hippopotamus can not be bred by individuals and can not be bred as pets.Although hippos can not be bred by individuals, they can be bred in zoos.There are some hippos living in the zoo, and the zoo can also provide enough space and food for the hippos, so that they can grow well.If you want to see the real hippo, you can go to the zoo to see it.
It has been introduced above that hippopotamus can't be raised by individuals.First of all, because hippos are very large, their adult body length can reach 3 meters or even 4 meters, weight can reach more than 3000 kilograms, they have very high requirements for the surrounding space, and eat a lot of food every day, the cost of breeding is relatively high, individuals can not afford the cost of breeding.Moreover, hippos themselves are aggressive, although they may be less aggressive after domestication, but they may still hurt people, personal breeding is sometimes unable to ensure their own safety.
In fact, the hippopotamus itself is a protected animal. It is listed as a second-class protected animal in the CITES appendix to the Washington Convention. It is illegal to breed them casually.
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