Resources
Learn more about House Hippos
National Geographic, March 19 2020. A good overview of the questions surrounding the house hippo. Cover photo by Bruno Sousa.
National Geographic Little Kids, March/April 2020. An intro to hippos of all kinds for the little ones.
A Tabletop Guide to the North American House Hippo. 1978. Slightly outdated but still the best reference for hippo hosts.
Deeper Reading
The pygmy hippo story: West Africa's enigma of the rainforest.
Der Zoologische Garten, Volume 84, Issues 5–6. Bringing to Light Research Priorities for the Largely Forgotten, Smaller Hippo Species.
Oryx, Volume 45, Issue 1. First National Conservation Strategy for the House Hippopotamus
Unversity of Western Australia. How a Not-So-Small Species Presents a Sizeable Conservation Challenge
Mammalia, Volume 45, Issue 4. The Reported Use of Denning Structures by the House Hippopotamus
Journal of Zoology, Volume 158, Issue 3. The taxonomic status of the house hippopotamus, lexaprotodon domesticus, from the Niger Delta
House Hippo Updates
