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I just bought a stuffed hippo to sleep on, because I love hippos.
Hippos are definately a really neat creature and hippos are fun to look at.
hippopotamus
Fast Facts
Common Name: hippo
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hippopotamidae
Genus species: Hippopotamus (horse, a river) amphibius (on both sides, living)
Size: 3.96 to 4.57 m. (13-15 ft.) long; 1.52 m. (5 ft.) high at the shoulder
Weight: 1,800 to 3,600 kg (4,000-8,000 lb.)
Description: huge gray bulky body with a large head. Its facial features somewhat resemble those of a pig.
Life span: 20 to 40 years; 50 years in captivity
Sexual maturity: 7 yrs. for males, 9 yrs. for females
Gestation: 8 months
Habitat: rivers and lakes in grasslands throughout West and East Central Africa. They are extinct in northern and southern parts of original range. Hippos are found mainly in large populations on preserves.
Diet: herbivores, prefer short grasses of the African plains
Fun Facts
1. Hippos were once thought to sweat blood. Actually, hippos secrete a pinkish colored oil that helps them keep their skin moist in the hot African climate.
2. Hippos spend most of their days in the water or wallowing in the mud, generally coming up on land to feed at night.
3. Hippos are efficient grazers - their lips are almost 70 cm. or about two feet wide!
4. Baby hippos swim the moment they are born because they are born underwater. And female hippos will actually baby-sit a group of other female's babies.
HIPPO SAY "AHHHHHHHHH RAHHHH!!!!"
Hippos are definately a really neat creature and hippos are fun to look at.
hippopotamus
Fast Facts
Common Name: hippo
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hippopotamidae
Genus species: Hippopotamus (horse, a river) amphibius (on both sides, living)
Size: 3.96 to 4.57 m. (13-15 ft.) long; 1.52 m. (5 ft.) high at the shoulder
Weight: 1,800 to 3,600 kg (4,000-8,000 lb.)
Description: huge gray bulky body with a large head. Its facial features somewhat resemble those of a pig.
Life span: 20 to 40 years; 50 years in captivity
Sexual maturity: 7 yrs. for males, 9 yrs. for females
Gestation: 8 months
Habitat: rivers and lakes in grasslands throughout West and East Central Africa. They are extinct in northern and southern parts of original range. Hippos are found mainly in large populations on preserves.
Diet: herbivores, prefer short grasses of the African plains
Fun Facts
1. Hippos were once thought to sweat blood. Actually, hippos secrete a pinkish colored oil that helps them keep their skin moist in the hot African climate.
2. Hippos spend most of their days in the water or wallowing in the mud, generally coming up on land to feed at night.
3. Hippos are efficient grazers - their lips are almost 70 cm. or about two feet wide!
4. Baby hippos swim the moment they are born because they are born underwater. And female hippos will actually baby-sit a group of other female's babies.
HIPPO SAY "AHHHHHHHHH RAHHHH!!!!"
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