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How do hippos get their food?

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yes they are herbivores

YES i think it is a herbavore...im not sure though Yes a hippo is a vegetarian and even though they only eat plants they are dangarous
Yes! Hippos are my favorite animal, and I have done a couple of projects on them in school. :) They eat aquatic plants and such, but no meat.

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by searching for it at night, they leave water and walk as long as 5 miles to find their food, they eat no meat (herbivores) so they eat vegs, fruits, GRASS MOSTLY, plants, bushes...etc.

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Now hippos happen to have to have extra weight bu they are really from the pig family. So that explains the extra weight.

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They are borned fat . It is because they have to stay warm in the water. But still, they are fast.

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