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    Hippopotamus are large, semi-aquatic mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They can weigh between 3,000 to 9,900 pounds and are herbivores that prefer to eat short grasses. Hippos have their eyes, ears, and nostrils on top of their head, allowing them to see, hear, and breathe while most of their body is submerged underwater. They are listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss and illegal hunting for their meat and ivory teeth. Hippos play an important role in their ecosystem by feeding on grass at night and returning to water during the day where they defecate, providing food for smaller aquatic animals.

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    Hippopotamus are large, semi-aquatic mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They can weigh between 3,000 to 9,900 pounds and are herbivores that prefer to eat short grasses. Hippos have their eyes, ears, and nostrils on top of their head, allowing them to see, hear, and breathe while most of their body is submerged underwater. They are listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss and illegal hunting for their meat and ivory teeth. Hippos play an important role in their ecosystem by feeding on grass at night and returning to water during the day where they defecate, providing food for smaller aquatic animals.

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    Hippopotamus are large, semi-aquatic mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They can weigh between 3,000 to 9,900 pounds and are herbivores that prefer to eat short grasses. Hippos have their eyes, ears, and nostrils on top of their head, allowing them to see, hear, and breathe while most of their body is submerged underwater. They are listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss and illegal hunting for their meat and ivory teeth. Hippos play an important role in their ecosystem by feeding on grass at night and returning to water during the day where they defecate, providing food for smaller aquatic animals.

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    Hippopotamus are large, semi-aquatic mammals found in sub-Saharan Africa. They can weigh between 3,000 to 9,900 pounds and are herbivores that prefer to eat short grasses. Hippos have their eyes, ears, and nostrils on top of their head, allowing them to see, hear, and breathe while most of their body is submerged underwater. They are listed as vulnerable due to habitat loss and illegal hunting for their meat and ivory teeth. Hippos play an important role in their ecosystem by feeding on grass at night and returning to water during the day where they defecate, providing food for smaller aquatic animals.

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    HIPPOPOTAMUS

    Fast Facts

    Weight: 3,000 to 9,900 pounds


    with males being larger than females
    Length: 11 to 16 feet
    Height: up to 5 feet at the shoulder
    Life Span: average 45 years in captivity, less in the wild
    Gestation: 8 months
    Number of young: 1
    Range: East Africa, south of the Sahara
    Habitat: Rivers, swamps and protected areas
    Diet: Herbivore, prefers to eat short grasses

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    Conservation Status:
    Vulnerable

    www.animalopolisfilm.com

    Scientific Classification
    Class: Mammalia
    Order: Artiodactyla
    Family: Hippopotamidae
    Genus: Hippopotamus
    Species: amphibius

    The eyes, ears, and nostrils of hippos are on top of their


    head, making it easy for them to hear, see, and breathe while
    most all of their body is under water.
    Hippos dont have true sweat glands. Instead, they secrete a
    thick, red substance from their pores known as blood sweat.
    This mucous layer protects the hippos skin from sunburn,
    helps keep it moist and potentially acts like an antibiotic.

    Ecology & Conservation


    The Hippopotamus has been listed as vulnerable because of
    habitat loss and illegal hunting for meat and ivory (found in the
    canine teeth). Illegal trade in hippo ivory increased sharply after
    the international ban on the trade of elephant ivory in 1989.
    Hippos are an important part of the ecosystem. At night hippos
    feed on grass and during the day they go back to the water
    where they defecate. This provides food for microscopic animals
    living in the water, which in turn is fed on by larger animals.

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