Hippopotamus

=Hippopotamus= === =By Kate Checked by Amanda-lee Hippos are found in east Africa near the south of the Sahara dessert. The hippo stays in the water for 18 hours a day. That’s why it eats a little amount of 90 pound. Calves predators are lions, hyenas and crocodiles. Adult hippos have no predators because other animals are scared. The hippo hides behind high reeds because of hunters. When the female is ready to mate it will look for an adult male. The weight for a male hippo is 3,300 to 7,000. The female weights up to 3,300 tons. The hippo’s life span is 40 to 50 years. Hippos can stay under the water for about 5 minutes that’s because they walk along the bottom of the lakes. Hippos like to sunbake in the sun and often turtles, birds and young crocodiles come and lie on the backs of the Hippo. http://wonderclub.com/Wildlife/mammals/hippo.html http://www.thebigzoo.com/Animals/Hippopotamus.asp http://nhs.needham.k12.ma.us/cur/Envir98_99/p4/cnp4/great_african_hippopotamus.htm=