Are hippos related to pigs?

Answer 1

Haha sure why not? They both have snouts, and they are both big and smelly. Well no, they aren't. Do pigs swim or is that just hippo's?

"As indicated by the name, ancient Greeks considered the hippopotamus to be related to the horse. Until 1985, naturalists grouped hippos with pigs, based on molar patterns. However evidence, first from blood proteins, then from molecular systematics, and more recently from the fossil record, show that their closest living relatives are cetaceans – whales, porpoises and the like [1]. Hippopotami have more in common with whales than they do with other artiodactyls (even-toed ungulates), such as pigs. Thus, the common ancestor of hippos and whales existed after the branch-off from ruminants, which occurred after the divergence from the rest of the even-toed ungulates, including pigs. While the whale and hippo are each other's closest living relatives, their lineages split very soon after their divergence from the rest of the even-toed ungulates."

I want a pet hippo. Their so cute!

Answer 2

Scientists have been debating the origins of the hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon sivalensis) for thousands of years. Ancient scientists believed the hippo was related to the horse, while modern scientists believed it was related to the pig. As it turns out, both views are wrong -- the hippo's nearest surviving relative is actually the whale:

Answer 3

No.

Hippopotamus' come from the family Hippopotamidae. There are only two species left in this family. The African Hippopotamus and the Pygmy Hippopotamus.

Pigs come from the Suidae family

Answer 4

I know two girls at school , one is a hippo and the other is a whale, and they are sisters, so yes...