Hippos
Hippopotamuses are, also known as hippos, are large semi-aquatic mammals that live in Africa. They eat mainly plants and spend time in the water. There are only two kinds of hippos: pygmy hippos and common hippos.
			 
			
										
							
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
			Who's the toughest? 		
		
 
		
			
	
	
	
		
			Hippos are huge and intimidating. Also, hippos are highly aggressive and can kill an adult crocodile in minutes. Crocodiles do not attack hippopotamuses because they are afraid of these massive animals. However,…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
			Hippo sweat blood skin		
		
 
		
			
	
	
	
		
			The hippopotamus's skin secretes a natural sunscreen with a red colour to it. That is what most people consider as blood sweat. Even though the colour of the secretion is red, it…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
			Poop spraying		
		
 
		
			
	
	
	
		
			By nature, hippos are very territorial. Male hippos spray poop to mark their territory and impress the female hippopotamuses. The dominant male hippos create an area for themselves in water bodies of…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
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			The hippopotamus is one of the most popular wild animals around the world. From kids to adults, everyone loves these gigantic animals. They are also known as river horses or…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
			How hippos swim		
		
 
		
			
	
	
	
		
			No, hippos can't swim in the water. Even though they love water and spend most of their time submerged in it, hippos cannot swim traditionally. Hippos can stay underwater for…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
			Hippo in South Africa 		
		
 
		
			
	
	
	
		
			Hippopotamuses live in Africa. They spend about 16 hours a day submerged in water to stay cool, moist and out of the sun. During the night, they graze on food.…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
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			Hippos are certainly dangerous animals. They have a naturally aggressive character. Hippos will attack if they think someone is a threat, even if there's no reason to. Males have the…		
		
 
			
		 
		
		
	 
								
							
								
								
	
		
	
		
			
			
	
			
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			No, hippos are not related to elephants. However, they share some distant relatives with these animals: pigs, whales and dolphins! Now we know that hippos aren't related to elephants. Let's…