Cretan dwarf hippopotamus (SciiFii)

The Cretan dwarf hippopotamus (Hippopotamus creutzburgi), also known as the Cretan pygmy hippopotamus', the Creutzburg's hippo, and simply the Cretan hippopotamus, is a species of hippopotamus that originally lived from the island of Crete during the Pleistocene and was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced to Crete to help boost biodiversity. The ancestors of Cretan dwarf hippopotamuses colonized Crete probably around 800,000 years ago. A similar species, the Cyprus dwarf hippopotamus (Phanourios minor) live on the island of Cyprus. The Cretan dwarf hippopotamus is at least 20% smaller than most other species of hippopotamuses. Its limbs are rather different, being longer and with a shorter radius, so, just like the dwarf deer, the Cretan hippopotamus is adapted to dwelling the rocky mountains of the island and is less aquatic. It has a herbivorous diet of grasses, shrubs, and other kinds of vegetation. Like many hippos, the Cretan dwarf hippopotamus is a social animal, although it is not as social as mainland hippos due to living on an island with less resources. The conservation status of the Cretan dwarf hippopotamus is Near Threatened due to some habitat loss and, historically, poaching, however, thanks to the conservationists, the Cretan dwarf hippopotamus is a protected species and is making a comeback.
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