Hippopotamuses

Pilky says "NO"

Actually, yes, there are, though they aren't native to South America. During the 1980s, a very wealthy drug lord named Pablo Escobar had more money than he knew what to do with, so he basically built a zoo on his property and flew in all kinds of exotic animals, including nine hippos.

In 1993, Escobar was shot and killed on a rooftop, and I guess since then, his private zoo hasn't been looked after quite as well as it once was. Three of these hippos, a bull named Pepe, his mate, Matilda, and their calf escaped in 2006. In 2009, Pepe was killed, but at that time Matilda and the calf were still at large and were frequently seen by many locals. The last I heard, they were still running around.

Young hippos do swim, but older hippos generally propel themselves through water by thrusting against the bottom using their legs. This is because an adult hippo is not usually buoyant (doesn't float). So they must surface every few minutes to breathe, which they do automatically while sleeping. While hippos can travel in water at a top speed of maybe 5 miles per hour, they can run on land up to 25 miles per hour or even a little faster for short distances. Hippos can swim when they are young but when they are older they walk along the bottom of the river.

Hippos predominantly stay in the Water most of the time. They leave water around dusk and travel inland to forage. They go upto 5 miles from the river to feed. Their main diet is Grass. They spend around four to five hours in a day grazing and can eat upto 68 kilograms of grass each night. That works out to nearly 150 pounds of grass every night. They also consume aquatic plants in small amounts.

the hippo gestation period is just 8 months

They have big mouths to get lots of foods.

Are hippos hunters, consumers, predators , or producers? (Their niche in the ecosystem)

"Hippo" is a shortened form of the word hippopotamus, which comes from the Greek words for River Horse. It's a suitable name because the African animal spends a great deal of time in the water and it looks like a horse with its large ears and nostrils.

Hippos predominantly stay in the Water most of the time. They leave water around dusk and travel inland to forage. They go upto 5 miles from the river to feed. Their main diet is Grass. They spend around four to five hours in a day grazing and can eat upto 68 kilograms of grass each night. That works out to nearly 150 pounds of grass every night. They also consume aquatic plants in small amounts.

I think humans have killed the most humans.

Hippos kill more people than all the other animals together, but that is not because they are bad. They are pretty docile creatures and it's probably because of this, humans feel they can get close and personal. Bad mistake.

They weigh over two tons and have razor sharp teeth. They watch strictly over their territories and threaten anybody invading it by "yawning".

People, take this as "nice" and draw closer. They attack without another warning.

The Hippo's do not kill because they want to, they are just protecting their territory, the same way you would if you found someone prowling around your house late at night.

Hipos are very large and dangerous animals. They live near rivers and are in the water most of the time. they can tip canoes and boats over trying to defend their territory. A hipo bite has left many people in Africa without an arm or leg.

The life span of a hippo in the wild is approximately 40 to 50 years. Hippos are known to be one of the most dangerous animals on earth.

calf

Mature bulls weigh around 3300 to 4000 lbs. However, older males can get up to 7100 to 9900 lbs since they continue growing throughout their lives, unlike females which stop growing at 25 years of age at a weight of 3300 lbs.

Most pedegree bulldogs have this weird jaws that can not exert too many pounds of pressure. This bulldog looks that is also a dog with a lite bite.

a rhino ...

Yes they do. Hippos may not look so dangerous in a Zoo, but actually they are one of Africa's most aggressive animals who will attack and kill anyone venturing in what they consider their territory. They kill about 3,000 people every year.

Animals don't smile. Humans smile, but the perception of animals smiling is a purely human fantasy. Non-humans indicate emotions by body language. Girl Scouts Rhyme: What can make a hippopotamus smile? What can make him walk for more than a mile? It's not a party with a paper hat. Or cake and candy that will make him fat. That's not what hippos do! They ooze in the gooze without any shoes. They wade in the water 'til their lips turn blue. That's what hippos do! What can make a hippopotamus smile? What can make him walk for more than a mile? It's not the song on the old violin. Or listenin' to the whistlin' wind. That's not what hippos do! They ooze in the gooze without any shoes. They wade in the water 'til their lips turn blue. That's what hippos do!

Elephants are extremely smart. They have the largest brain of any land animal, with the biggest part of their brains used for storing information that they have gathered over their lifetimes. Because they can live up to 100 years or more, they store a vast amount of information and they can recall it at any time. This is where the phrase "memory like an elephant" came from.

The secret to intelligence is your memory and ability to recall the information you have learned and stored. Elephants never forget.

Pretty much just "a female hippo". There is no fancy name as far as I'm concerned.

IDK about the temperature, but all i know is that these hippos perfer a warmer climate.

This is a stupid question, every mammal has a heart, and for an animal to have blood and to live, they MUST have a heart. Dummy.

In the aqaurium duh dummy also you can find them in the wild and in the forest find one for youself call me at 513-853-5973 and you can get alot of information about hippos at 513-647-6474 and you know i got a baby hippo and mine cost 200.00 so you know i think the mom will be even more so you know my name is Kayleen and just do what you want oh and call me Kay Kay i like that name

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