Pygmy hippopotamus
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The pygmy hippopotamus or pygmy hippo is a small hippopotamid which is native to the forests and swamps of West Africa, primarily in Liberia, with small populations in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Ivory Coast. It has been extirpated from Nigeria.
Showing its teeth at the Lagos Zoo in Portugal
Skull
Anthracotheres like Anthracotherium resembled pygmy hippos and are among their likely ancestors.
Rivers State
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Rivers State, also known as Rivers, is a state in the Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria. Formed in 1967, when it was split from the former Eastern Region, Rivers State borders include Imo and Anambra to the north, Abia and Akwa Ibom to the east, and Bayelsa and Delta to the west.The State capital, Port Harcourt, is a metropolis that is considered to be the commercial center of the Nigerian oil industry.
Ogoni Climate activists and others in Port Harcourt protesting environmental degradation in 2015.
Common fig-tree blue in Port Harcourt Zoo
Male Agama lizard