At the end of the ice age, hippos were widely distributed in North America and Europe. At that time hippos could survive in cold climates.
Origin: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau , Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, United Republic of Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
Extinction: Algeria, Egypt, Eritrea, Liberia, Mauritania.
Mainly live in Arusha National Park, Lake Manyara National Park, Mikumi National Park, African Government Organization Nature Reserve, Ruaha National Park.