Hippos
The Hippopotamuses is a very powerful, caring, and strange animal. The hippo is an animal that has many uquine features and diets. They may only live in one place but they make the best out of it. They love their young and protect it to. They will adapt to almost anything. Hippos respect each other and have territories.The hippos look is like no other animals in the world. The first of the major visible things about it is its teeth. They are huge, sharp, and long. They are made out of ivory a hair like substance. The hippo is an enormous, amphibious creature. They weigh up to 2500 to 3000 (Dolon). Their skin is a slate brown color to muddy brown, with purplish spots. An odd feature the hippo has is its eyes, ears, and nostrils on the top of the head. In fact its head weighs about on third of its body weight, the neck is weighs more than the head (Brust 5). The hippo is the third largest land animal is the world (Brust 1). The hippo is 12 to 5 feet long and 5 feet t all and can open its mouth about 3 feet, the tail measures up to 21 and 24 inches long too (Dolon). Africa is home to many rare and unique animals inc
Hippo reproduction is very odd one. They are able to breed all year long. But seasonal breeding peeks at the end of winter and summer (Shefferly). During the high points of the 3 days estrus during which the hippo will mate and stop mating after it to (Shefferly). Sexual maturity reaches males at 6-14 years old, for females 7-15 years old. Hippos will mate in shallow water and that is where they their young nurture. 1 young per birth for of a female hippo or sometimes they will have twins. Weaning begins after 6-8 months for the newborns hippos. Hippos and people have a shaky reputation. In Africa the native killed them because their food is so valued (Shefferly). If a farmer has some agricultural crops by the river a hippo would eat them when grazing. A hippo has little or no fear of a person what so ever. They are one of the most dangerous among African Animals. People have greatly reduced both the number of hippos and the land that they live in. Ancient Egyptians hunted hippos on the Nile River, they drew pictures of this happening. African framers shoot hippo to prevent them form eating their crops (Dolon). Ma
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