They spend most of their days wallowing in water or mud, it keeps them cool and away from the hot sun
Hippos generally live in muddy riverbanks, as they like water and mud.
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Hippos roll in the mud for many different reasons. One reason is to get cool. The climate where they live is very harsh and arid. Another reason may be to congregate with other hippos sort of like a town square. They may do this for safety.
Birds rest on hippos backs because when hippos are hot, they roll in the mud to keep them cool. The birds think that the hippos backs are rocks so they rest on the hippos back.
Hippos, and Elephants.
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Hippos like to swim under water sit in mud hippos can eat up to 100lbs of grass There is no name of the shelter hippos have, but they hide under the mud and grasses. Hippos sleep in the water but not under water.
The "king of the mud" is often considered to be the hippopotamus. Hippos spend a lot of time in mud and water to keep cool and protect their skin from the sun. They are large, powerful animals that can dominate their environment.
Hippos like living in places that they can survive, such as North Africa.
Hippos like to swim they. swim more than half of their day.
A hippos skin probably feels like leather.
Mainly to keep cool and to keep their skin moist. Hippos are largely nocturnal and leave the water (or mud) at night to forage.