Will the Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) become extinct in the current century?
Will the Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) become extinct in the current century?
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This market will resolve YES if the Hippopotamus is extinct in 2100. It will resolve NO if it is not extinct in 2100. Note: The market is about the Hippopotamus species, regardless of subspecies.

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippopotamus

IUCN red list of threatened species:

https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/10103/18567364

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Judging by the Escobar hippos in Colombia, hippos seem to do pretty well when introduced to certain areas well outside of their native range. I wonder how well they'd do in Florida?

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