The Hippopotamus name means “river horse” and in Chinese that is literally what the animal is called ( 河馬 ). The name is derived from the Latin hippos ‘horse’ and potamos ‘river.’ Don’t try to ride this horse, however, because hippos kill approximately 500 people each year throughout Africa, probably twice as deadly as a lion, but almost certainly the world’s deadliest mammal (except, of course, for human beings).
The Hungry Hippo
