Hippopotamus By Jacob Johannessen

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HippopotamusBy Jacob Johannessen
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Hippopotamus
Surface Features streams Low areas
Shelter Grass Water
African Grasslands
Vegetation Grass Shrubs Trees Herbs Flowers Weeds

Climate Wet Dry Seasons Extreme Temperature
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Diet
Behaviors
Hippopotamus
Physical Features
Quiz
Interesting Facts
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Diet

• Hippos eat with their lip, by grabbing grass with
  their lips.
• They chew with their big teeth.
• They eat the plants on the ground.
• Hippos go and search for their food.

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Behaviors

• Hippos are great swimmers.
• They do everything in the water, even fight.
• Hippos make grunts and other noises underwater to
  communicate with each other.

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Physical Features

• The hippos grayish color helps them camouflage
  in the water.
• A bull hippos teeth can be 28 inches long.
• Their mouths can open 4 feet wide.

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Interesting Facts

• Hippos can go under water for 5 or 6 minutes.
• They can graze for up to 5 hours.
• A baby hippopotamus is born underwater, and
  weigh between 60-110 pounds.

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Quiz

• What do hippopotamus do in the water?
• How do hippopotamus eat?
• How does their color help them?