A note on the structure of tail hairs from a pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis)
Abstract
The pygmy hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis), like the Nile hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), defecates by backing into vertical objects while making a series of rapid, propellerlike tail movements that spread a mixture of urine and feces in a wide swath. Split hairs from the distal ventral surface of the pygmy hippopotamus tail were studied with the scanning electron microscope to determine whether the splitting was a normal character of the hair or was due to damage. The results suggest that splitting is a normal feature of the hair that may facilitate the dispersal of urine and feces.
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This activity is thought to comprise a form of territory marking or intraspecific communication.
“This activity is thought to comprise a form of territory marking or intraspecific communication (Lang 1975;Kranz 1982;Hentschel 1990;Robinson 1996;von Houwald et al. 2007).”
From Choeropsis liberiensis (Artiodactyla: Hippopotamidae) (2019) · cites this paper as Kranz 1982
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Flacke, G. L., Chambers, B. K., Martin, G. B., & Paris, M. C. J. (2015) · Der Zoologische Garten · doi:10.1016/j.zoolgart.2015.07.006 · Cited by 13 · see citing works
Choeropsis liberiensis (Artiodactyla: Hippopotamidae)
Flacke, G. L., & Decher, J. (2019) · Mammalian Species · doi:10.1093/mspecies/sez017 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
- Authors
- Kranz, K. R.
- Affiliations
- Smithsonian Institution (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kranz, Karl R.
- Venue
- Zoo Biology
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 1982-01
- Volume
- 1
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 237-241
- ISSN
- 0733-3188 (ISSN-L)
- 1098-2361
- OpenAlex
- W1980172767
- Cited by
- 7
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.80
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Zoo Biology (publishedVersion)
- Smithsonian Digital Repository (Smithsonian Institution) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Urology › Comparative Animal Anatomy Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Ecology › Marine animal studies overview
- Keywords
- pygmy hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis, tail hair, defecation behavior, tail morphology, hair structure
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