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By Lucas Thoelke
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Description
Kingdom- Animalia Phylum- Chordata Class- Mammalia Order- Artiodactyla Family- Hippopotamidae
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Shape and Dimensions
The shape of a hippo is a huge oval for a body with legs. It almost could look like a shaved cow.
Length- 13 to 14 feet
Height- About 5 feet
Weight- 4,000 to 8,000 lb
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ColorHippo’s are mostly gray but have some pink spots of them and have some parts of body such as there head more pink than other parts.
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Habitat
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Part Of World And Environment
Hippo’s live mostly in Africa, But also in some parts of Asia.
Most zoo’s around the world have hippo’s though
The environment that Hippo’s like is swampy areas, some lakes, rivers and streams.
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Diet
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What They Eat
Hippo’s are herbivores which means they only eat plants, no meat.
They eat soft grass, shrubs, reeds, leaves, fallen nuts or fruits.
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Family Life
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Offspring
One baby calf born at a time Gestation- 8 months Born all year round The mother lets the baby calf ride on the
back until able to hunt and walk by them selves.
The baby calf will stay with the same herd for it’s entire life
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Shelter
The only shelter a hippo has is the water it lives in and grass, but hippo’s don’t really need any shelter because nothing attacks hippo’s except for the occasional crocidile
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Social Behavior
Hippo’s are born to a herd, and when they are born to a herd they stay with that herd for the rest of their lives and will stop at nothing to protect the herd
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Characteristics
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Temperament
One of the most aggressive animals in the world
About 300 people die per year from Hippo attacks
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Habitats and Unique Behavior
Live mostly in Africa, by watering holes or rivers, or streams.
The average male Hippo will get into a fight 3 times a day.
For defense they fight with their mouths
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Acquiring Food and Life-Span It doesn’t take very much effort for a
hippo to get food because they are herbivores.
At night hippo’s will often sneak into farms crop fields and eat there crops
Hippo’s live 30 to 40 years
But they live over 50 in captivity
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History of the Hippo
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Hippo’s In Ancient Egypt Large numbers of Hippo’s were found by
the Nile river in Ancient Egypt.
Hippo’s would forage in the wetlands along the Nile river
Egyptians feared Hippo’s due to their large bodies, large teeth, and aggressive nature
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Present status
The regular hippo is vulnerable which means they have numbers but are almost considered endangered.
The pygmy Hippo is endangered.
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Relationship to Humans
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Relationship to Humans
In Africa hippo’s and humans actually live fairly close to each other, but the natives know not to get to close to them
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Fun Facts!
An adult Hippo can run up to 14 miles per hour on land
Can store up to two days worth of grass in its stomach
Adult hippo’s can hold their breath up to 30 minutes
Hippo’s vocalization is measured at 115 decibels, which is like standing 15 feet away from a speaker at a rock concert!