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By closing the hippos ears and nostrils, the adult hippo can stay under water for as long as six minutes.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y ago19-25 minutes. But they usually come up after about 3-5 minutes
i think but you should look it up on Google just in case
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∙ 8y agoYes, a hippo can stay underwater for up to six minutes.
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∙ 14y agoThe closest (genetically) animal to a Hippo is a whale. So yeah they can hold their breath for a long time. Not as long as a whale but for a long time.
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∙ 13y agono because they are to heavy to stay under they will sink!
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∙ 12y agoUp too 5-19 minutes
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How long can a hippopotamus stay under water?
30 minutes
How do a hippopotamus nose and ears help it live under water?
To go under water they close their ears and nostrils. An adult hippo can stay under water for up to 6 minutes!
How long can garter snakes stay under water?
how long can garter snakes stay under water?
Hippopotamus can stay in water for how many hours?
Hippo can stay in water for 16 hours
How long can wolves stay under water?
They can stay under water for 10 seconds.
How many hours hippopotamus can stay in the water?
16 hours
What are adaptations of a hippopotamus?
The answer is that it likes to stay at the water as that is the hippo adaptation
How long does a hippopotamus stay pregnant?
what is the birth interval of a hippo
Can sea animals stay under water for a long time?
a few of the sea animals cannot stay under water for a long time.
How much does a hippopotamus eat food per pound of body weight each day?
A hippopotamus will eat at least 150 pounds of grass each night and they manly stay under water most of the time.
Who long can they stay under the water?
Crawfish can stay under water for 1-2 miutes at a time.Also, so can the Crayfish.
How long an iguana can stay under water?
iguanas stay a periods of time?
