[PAR] [TLE] George and Martha [SEP] George and Martha is a series of children's books written and illustrated by James Marshall between 1972 and 1988.  Each book in the series contained a number of short stories describing interactions between two hippos, George and Martha.  The books inspired an animated children's television show which comprised 26 episodes made in 1999, and a musical in 2011. [PAR] [TLE] Hippopotamus [SEP] The common hippopotamus ("Hippopotamus amphibius"), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous and aggressive mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ("Choeropsis liberiensis" or "Hexaprotodon liberiensis").  The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse" (ἱπποπόταμος ).  After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl.  Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.) from which they diverged about .  The common ancestor of whales and hippos split from other even-toed ungulates around .  The earliest known hippopotamus fossils, belonging to the genus "Kenyapotamus" in Africa, date to around .
[PAR] [TLE] George and Martha [ SEP ] George and Martha is a series of children 's books written and illustrated by James Marshall between 1972 and 1988 . Each book in the series contained a number of short stories describing interactions between two hippos , George and Martha . The books inspired an animated children 's television show which comprised 26 episodes made in 1999 , and a musical in 2011 . [PAR] [TLE] Hippopotamus [ SEP ] The common hippopotamus ( " Hippopotamus amphibius " ) , or hippo , is a large , mostly herbivorous and aggressive mammal in sub - Saharan Africa , and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae , the other being the pygmy hippopotamus ( " Choeropsis liberiensis " or " Hexaprotodon liberiensis " ) . The name comes from the ancient Greek for " river horse " ( ἱπποπόταμος ) . After the elephant and rhinoceros , the common hippopotamus is the third - largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl . Despite their physical resemblance to pigs and other terrestrial even - toed ungulates , the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae are cetaceans ( whales , dolphins , porpoises , etc . ) from which they diverged about . The common ancestor of whales and hippos split from other even - toed ungulates around . The earliest known hippopotamus fossils , belonging to the genus " Kenyapotamus " in Africa , date to around .
George and Martha is about a pair of animals that are typically native to what area?
George and Martha is about a pair of animals that are typically native to what area ?
sub-Saharan Africa
sub-Saharan Africa