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HIPPOPOTAMUS.
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tami; which wallow in its great rivers from the
Senegal and the Upper Nile to the streams of the
Cape Colony. M. Desmoulins considers that the
species of the northern rivers is distinct from that
of the south, and he distinguishes the two as
Hippopotamus Senegalensis, and H. Capensis. 'The
differences, however, are anatomical, and do not
affect either the external appearance, or the habits
of the animals, so that in a general description we
may speak of both as one.
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HIPPOPOTAMUS.
The recent zoological investigations of Dr. Smith in South Africa have added many interesting particulars to our knowledge of these huge animals. "In districts fully inhabited by man,”
