TIL the hippopotamus weighs in at around one and a half tons adult average and while one of the fattest looking creatures on Earth actually has only a very thin layer of fat at around 5% of body mass. Their muscle mass, however is at least 65% of total body mass making them extremely powerful.

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