“ Hunters have killed large numbers of them, and farmers have made cropland out of many areas where hippopotamuses once made their home. ”
فالصيادون قتلوا اعدادا كبيرة منها ،‏ والمزارعون حوَّلوا مناطق كثيرة كانت موطنا لأفراس النهر الى اراض زراعية » .‏