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Hippo
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HIPPO FACTS
● In the wild, hippos live south of the Sahara Desert in
Africa. Most hippos are confined to protected areas. A
hippo can live to be 45 years old.
● The name hippopotamus comes from the Greek word
‘hippos’, meaning horse. The hippo was once called
“river horse”, because they spend much of their time in
water. However, the hippo is more closely related to
the pig than the horse.
● During daylight hours, hippos spend most of their time
in water, socializing and digesting the previous night’s
food. During cooler months, they like to lie on the
riverbank in the sun. An adult hippo can stay
underwater for up to five minutes.
● The hippo is the third largest land mammal by weight
after the white rhino and the elephant. The hippo has a
bulky, plump body with short, stumpy legs. Each foot
has four toes, which are webbed.
● The hippo has very thick skin called a hide. The hide
can weigh half ton. The hide is a brownish-gray in color
and is almost completely without hair. The only hair on
the hippo can be found around the mouth and the tip of
the tail. Because the hippo does not have sweat
glands, it relies on water and mud to keep it cool.
● The hippo has special glands on its skin that secrete
red fluid. This fluid created the myth that hippos sweat
blood. This fluid may also help the hippo keep cool.
HIPPO FACTS
● A full-grown male hippo can weigh up to 4,000lbs. The
females can weigh up to 2,800lbs. A calf can weigh
from 50 to 120 pounds. The largest hippo can be 13
feet long and 5 feet tall.
● The call of the hippo is a loud grunting noise. When
one hippo calls all the others respond. The calling
occurs most frequently in the early morning as the
hippos re-enter the water and at sunset before leaving
the water.
● A hippo can run short distances of speeds up to 30
miles per hour.
● Male hippos are called bulls, females are called cows
and babies called calves. Cows stay by themselves
before giving birth. They birth on land, in weeded areas
close to water, or sometimes in the water. They stay
alone with the tiny baby for a week or so to bond with
the calf. After this time, the mother will bring her calf
back to the herd.
● Hippo calves nurse underwater, automatically
resurfacing to breathe. They begin by staying under
water for 35 seconds; this increases up to 2 minutes by
two months of age. They start to nibble at grass by
about five months and stop nursing by 22 months.
While mothers go off to graze in the evening, they
leave their calf in the protection of a few other cows.
Hippos can be found in mixed groups of about 15
individuals.
“The Mighty”
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