Hippos keep the nutrient silicon on the move through the East African environment. Each day, the giant grazers transport nearly half a metric ton of silicon, an important nutrient for both plants and ...

A family of hippos plays at the banks of Ewaso Ng'iro. Hippopotamus faeces from Mara River has been identified as vital for the survival of major lakes in East Africa due to their unique feeding ...

Hippopotamuses play a crucial role in East Africa’s ecosystem, ingesting copious amounts of silica-laden grass and excreting 880 pounds of the nutrient into Kenya’s Mara River every day. In turn, this ...

In the East African savanna landscape, hippos and their poop play a critical role. By chomping on large amounts of silica-rich grass at night, then defecating into the Mara River during the day, the ...

Hippos may look harmless, but their poop plays a deadly role in their ecosystem. This video explores how their waste can trigger dangerous chain reactions in rivers, affecting fish, other wildlife, ...

Survivors of "King of Cocaine" Pablo Escobar's exotic menagerie are floating, reproducing, pooping, and just plain thriving in Colombian lakes, where they are literally reshaping the ecosystem with ...

Every evening, hippos eat around 40 kilograms of grass and other plants rich in silicon dioxide – also known as silica – only to spend the following day lazing around in the water where they digest ...

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