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Pygmy hippopotamus

Length

1.5 to 1.75 m (head and body, tail not included)

Height

0.7 to 1 m (at the shoulder)

Weight

160 to 275 kg (adults)

Lifespan in the wild

up to 43 years (longest known, in captivity)

Lives in

Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone