H Is For Hippopotamus.

You might ask why I would write a blogg post on hippopotamuses because it is a very random animal. They are not a very common favorite animal to little boys and girls because they are not very appealing to look at. But this blogg does have a purpose, I LOVE HIPPOS!!! They are my favorite animal in the world, my second favorite animal is the four toed sloth, followed by belugas but I'm not going to get to that yet. Here are some facts about the one and only.......Hippopotamus. Hippos are located almost in every country in Africa.

Hippopotamuses love water, which is why the Greeks named them the "river horse." Hippos spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes to keep their massive bodies cool under the hot African sun. Hippos are great swimmers and can hold their breath underwater for up to five minutes. However, they are often large enough to simply walk or stand on the lake floor, or lie in the shallows. Their eyes and nostrils are located high on their heads, which allows them to see and breathe while mostly submerged. That's why every time you see a picture of a hippo they are all ways under the water with there little eyes above the water. When hippos bask (sun bathing) a red oily substance comes out of there skin and works like sunscreen because there skin is very sensitive. Did you know that at birth a baby hippo is about 100 lbs.

At sunset, hippopotamuses leave the water and travel overland to graze. They may travel 6 miles (10 kilometers) in a night, along single-file pathways, to consume some 80 pounds of grass. Considering their gigantic size, a hippo's food intake is relatively low. If threatened on land hippos may run for the water, they can run as fast as humans but only for sort distances.

Hippopotamuses are very territorial . A male hippo often marks his territory along a riverbank , while defending it against other male hippos. Male hippos challenge one another with threatening gapes. Their canine teeth are 50 centimeters (20 inches) long and they use their heads as battering rams, especially against rival males while fighting over territory. It is so cool to see hippos fight because it is very aggressive. Besides the fact that they could kill a human Hippos are, in my mind the best animal in the world. They are so cool!!!!!!!

Life lesson: Hippos might not look like the cutest animals but they are very awsome. Just give them a chance!

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