The Hippopotamus

My sister went to Zambia this summer on a missions trip. Below is a fabulous picture of a hippopotamus that one of the teammates, Emily, took.

There are two types of hippos, both found in Africa. The Large Hippo is very aggressive, and numerous fights break out among hippos. The large hippo is found in East Africa, and the much smaller Pygmy Hippo lives in the west.

Hippos are herbivores, and they emerge from the water to graze for long hours on grass.

A single baby hippo is born after a gestation period of 8 months. Female hippos baby-sit each others young, as well as caring for their own.



sources: http://www.outtoafrica.nl/animals/enghippo.html?zenden=2&subsoort_id=2&bestemming_id=1
http://www.seaworld.org/animal-info/animal-bytes/animalia/eumetazoa/coelomates/deuterostomes/chordata/craniata/mammalia/artiodactyla/hippopotamus.htm