The document summarizes key facts about hippopotamuses. It states that hippopotamuses can grow up to 4.57 meters long and weigh up to 3,600 kg, with a typical lifespan of 20-40 years. They are herbivorous and graze on up to 60 kg of vegetation per night. Hippopotamuses live in Southern Africa and near the Nile River. Their populations are decreasing in most countries, though increasing in Congo and Zambia. Females give birth after 6-8 month gestation and calves can walk within 5 minutes of birth. Calves face predation from lions and hyenas, while adults have no natural predators due to their large size.
2. Contents *Size and lifetime *Food and eating habits *Their living area *Breeding *Predators *Pictures
3. Size and Lifetime * 3.96-4.57 meters long * 1.52 meters high at the shoulder * It weighs 1,800-3,600 kg * lifetime 20-40 years; 50 years in captivity
4. Food and eating habits *Hippopotamus is herbivorous * They come out of the water at night to graze and can eat up to 60 kilograms of vegetation in one night. * Hippopotamuses will often travel up to six miles from their watering hole to find something to eat.
5. Living area *They are living in Southern Africa and near Nilus. *T he total population of the common hippo in the whole of Africa is about 157,000 animals. *Hippos are decreasing in 18 African countries and are stable in only six. In only two countries, Congo and Zambia, are hippo numbers increasing.
6. Breeding * The baby is born after a gestation period of 210 - 255 days *A baby is 1m long, 0.5m at the shoulder and weighs 27kg. * 5 minutes after its birth, the baby can walk, run or swim. * The baby is born after a gestation period of 210 - 255 days *A baby is 1m long, 0.5m at the shoulder and weighs 27kg. * 5 minutes after its birth, the baby can walk, run or swim. breeding
7. Predators *Hippo’s c alves are in danger from lions, hyenas, and crocodiles. * The adult hippopotamus is usually too big for most predators to handle.
