Desmostylus (SciiFii)

The common sea-hippo (Desmostylus modernus) is a species of herbivorous mammal of the family Desmostylidae that originally lived throughout the Pacific coasts of North America as well as Eurasia from the Late Oligocene through the Late Miocene (28.4 mya—7.250 Mya) as an extinct species of Desmostylus and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and introduced to the modern tropical, subtropical, temperate, and boreal Pacific coasts of North America and Eurasia to help boost biodiversity. The common sea-hippo is a large, hippopotamus-like creature of about 1.8 metres (6 feet) long which weigh about 200 kilograms (440 lb). It has a short tail and powerful legs with four hooves. Both of its jaws are elongated and sported forward-facing tusks, which are elongated canines and incisors. It usually lives in shallow water in coastal regions, usually less than 30 meters deep. Unlike Paleoparadoxia (greater sea-hippo), the common sea-hippo is not only marine, but it also tolerates freshwater and is able to live in rivers and estuary ecosystems foraging for aquatic freshwater plants. It is an active swimmer unlike the greater sea-hippo, due to its less dense bones and more flexible backbones to allow vertical bending (swimming up and down) like manatees and dougongs, rather than moving on the seafloors in a manner like a hippopotamus, so it is mainly a surface-feeder that normally forages on floating aquatic plants. If they're stranded on land, it is clear that they resemble seals, but on further inspection they're actually a sea-hippo, and unlike seals, since they're completely adapted to life in the sea and they're unable to move on their own on land, much like manatees and dugongs, and they would die due to dehydration and due to its body collapsing over time without help of people bringing them back to the water. The conservation status of the common sea-hippo is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts and the greater sea-hippo's wide range.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii