Hippopotamus

Hippopotami, also known by the shorthand hippos or as river horses, were large herbivorous animals found around tropical rivers and lakes.

Behavior
Hippopotami were known to be a bad-tempered species and would often charge at anything that irritated them. Hippos typically had routine paths they traveled along and would get particularly irritated if something were to blocked their route. In such cases, they would attempt to flip over the offending boat or bite at the unfortunate traveler.

Notable Hippopotami
Tamratha Daernark reared notably aggressive hippopotami on her farm by the Hathlyn River. On an annual basis, Tamratha would invite acquainted traders to hunt these hippopotami with harpoons, which would subsequently be smoked in one of the smokehouses on the site.

Habitats
In the land of Kara-Tur, hippos were known to inhabit the island of Akari.

Usage
The teeth of hippopotami were one of many sources in the realms for ivory.

Trivia
Hippos were a favored animal of the deities Hathor and Shajar.

Appearances

 * Novels
 * The Ring of Winter