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Hippo made by: channen checked by: olivia There are two types of hippos. 1 lives in east Africa south of the Sahara, and the other lives in the range in West Africa. The hippos live in rivers and lakes but the larger hippo lives in and around lakes and the pygmy hippo lives in the Forest Rivers or streams. The hippos are grazers, they would prefer the shorter grass instead of the longer, also water plants. The hippo’s predators are humans. Hundreds of hippos get shot every year in controlled management scheme. Some people think the hippo meat is the strategy for most of their deaths. They also think their fat, their ivory tusks and their land is also what human’s value. The hippos usually keep safe by being the 3rd largest animal with big teeth and they usually stay in groups of about 15 hippos.

Did you know?


 * A single hippo can weigh up to 1500kg.
 * The longest ever recorded life span for a hippo is 50 years.
 * 5 minutes after a baby hippo is born it can swim and walk.
 * Hippos’ length is 10- 11 feet long.
 * A hippo’s height is 5 feet which is pretty tall.



http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/mammals/hippo.html

http://www.awf.org/content/wildlife/detail/hippopotamus

http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Envir98_99/p4/cnp4/great_african_hippopotamus.htm

http://www.wildlifeafrica.co.za/hippobehavior.html

http://www.yptenc.org.uk/docs/factsheets/animal_facts/hippopotamus.html

Made by: channen Checked by: Olivia