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  • I like Hippos.

    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!!!!"


    Achkerov kute.

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    AHHHHH RAHHHH!!!
    Achkerov kute.

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    • #3
      ::belch:: tasty creatures hippos are

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      • #4
        <------------------------AAHHHHHH GRRRAAHHHHH!!!!
        Achkerov kute.

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        • #5
          I love the smell of blubber in the morning.
          Achkerov kute.

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            GAHHHHH RAAAHHHHH!!!
            Achkerov kute.

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            • #7
              strangely enough, he looks like my little brother.

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