The Strongest on the Savannah

The ocean surrounding the island has made the hippos of Orango Grande truly exceptional. Just over a hundred individuals inhabit this pristine territory, isolated from their continental relatives. Adapted to their small environment, the Orango hippos live in ponds and lagoons or roam through forests, mangroves, and savannas in search of food.

But what makes this community unique is that these large mammals travel between different areas of the island by crossing the ocean an astonishing behavior that has earned them the title of “marine hippos.” It is a paradise of extraordinary biodiversity, where the strongest reign: the marine hippos of Orango.