Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus (SciiFii)

The Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus (Hippopotamus minor), also known as the Cyprus pygmy hippopotamus and the Cypriot pygmy hippopotamus, is a species of hippopotamus that inhabits the island of Cyprus and was once extinct since the early Holocene, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to its former range. The 200-kilogram (440 lb) The Cyprus dwarf hippo is roughly the same size as the African pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis). Unlike the African pygmy hippo, the Cyprus dwarf hippo became small through the process of insular dwarfism. This same process also caused the dwarfism found in some dwarf elephants, the pygmy mammoth, and Homo floresiensis. The Cyprus dwarf hippo measures 76 cm (2.5 ft) tall and 121 cm (4.0 ft) long. The Cyprus dwarf hippo is the smallest hippopotamus of all known insular hippopotamuses. The Cyprus dwarf hippo is the second largest animal on the island of Cyprus, behind the Cyprus dwarf elephant (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes). The Cyprus dwarf hippo is a herbivore and has no natural predators. The conservation status of the Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts, the Cyprus dwarf hippo's tolerance to many human activities, as well as invasive competitors such as goats, sheep, etc, and even predators such as feral dogs, feral cats (on calves), etc, possibly due to SciiFii tinkering with the Cyprus dwarf hippo's genes to help the dwarf hippo deal with invaders.
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