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Hippopotamus By Jacob Johannessen Hippopotamus Surface Features streams Low areas Shelter Grass Water African Grasslands Vegetation Grass Shrubs Trees Herbs Flowers Weeds Climate Wet Dry Seasons Extreme Temperature Diet Behaviors Hippopotamus Physical Features Quiz
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Hippopotamus Surface Features streams Low areas Shelter Grass Water African Grasslands Vegetation Grass Shrubs Trees Herbs Flowers Weeds Climate Wet Dry Seasons Extreme Temperature
Diet Behaviors Hippopotamus Physical Features Quiz Interesting Facts
Diet • Hippos eat with their lip, by grabbing grass with their lips. • They chew with their big teeth. • They eat the plants on the ground. • Hippos go and search for their food.
Behaviors • Hippos are great swimmers. • They do everything in the water, even fight. • Hippos make grunts and other noises underwater to communicate with each other.
Physical Features • The hippo’s grayish color helps them camouflage in the water. • A bull hippo’s teeth can be 28 inches long. • Their mouths can open 4 feet wide.
Interesting Facts • Hippos can go under water for 5 or 6 minutes. • They can graze for up to 5 hours. • A baby hippopotamus is born underwater, and weigh between 60-110 pounds.
Quiz • What do hippopotamus do in the water? • How do hippopotamus eat? • How does their color help them?