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Hippo By Adam Bartels 6A checked by channen

· There are 2 species of hippopotamus that have been discovered in the Eastern continent of Africa.

· Their habitats are in and around the lakes of Africa. The pygmy hippopotamus lives in forest streams.

· The hippo mainly eats the grasses of Africa and some water plants that grow in lakes and streams.

· Their predators are the humans. The humans hunt them for there tusks, ivory, fat and the land they graze on.

·                 The hippo makes itself safe by staying in groups of 15-20 and it is the 3rd largest living land animal after the Elephant and Rhino.

Web references http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Envir98_99/p4/cnp4/great_african_hippopotamus.htm http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/mammals/hippo.html http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/hippopotamus