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Joan Schmiidt Master Tracker. Nick, very interesting article. I hope the hippos will continue to prosper at Londolozi. Joanne Wadsworth Kelley Master Tracker. Packed with new informational details.
Great job, Nick! Linda Rawles Senior Digital Ranger. Denise Vouri Guest contributor. Connect with Londolozi. Follow Us. Sign up for our Newsletters Daily Story. Monthly Newsletter. Hippo males especially use their canines for fighting. To ward off enemies, a hippo may yawn, scoop water with its mouth, shake its head, rear up, lunge, roar, grunt, chase, and make a loud wheezing sound, all of which are threat displays. A hippo can kill people if it's provoked or feels threatened.
But the impressive tusks and canine teeth are used mainly for defense or fighting with other hippos. Hippos are definitely adapted for life in the water and are found living in slow-moving rivers and lakes in Africa. With their eyes, ears, and nostrils on the top of the head, hippos can hear, see, and breathe while most of their body is underwater.
Hippos also have a set of built-in goggles: a clear membrane covers their eyes for protection while still allowing them to see when underwater. Their nostrils close, and they can hold their breath for five minutes or longer when submerged.
Hippos can even sleep underwater, using a reflex that allows them to bob up, take a breath, and sink back down without waking up. Yet despite all these adaptations for life in the water, hippos can't swim—they can't even float! Their bodies are far too dense to float, so they move around by pushing off from the bottom of the river or simply walking along the riverbed in a slow-motion gallop, lightly touching the bottom with their toes, which are slightly webbed, like aquatic ballet dancers.
During daylight hours, hippos spend almost all of their time wallowing in shallow water. In the evening, after the hot sun has set, hippos come out of the water for a night of grazing—in fact, this goes on for about six hours! Despite their enormous weight, hippos eat an average of only 88 pounds 40 kilograms of food a night. This amount is about 1 to 1. By comparison, the largest cattle eat 2. Their ears help them hear the sounds of falling fruit, and their keen sense of smell helps them sniff out the tasty treats.
Hippos are mostly inactive unless eating, and this helps them conserve energy. At the San Diego Zoo, the hippos eat herbivore pellets, alfalfa and Bermuda hay, lettuce and mixed vegetables, and on special occasions, melons. The hippopotamus is social, living in groups of 10 to 30 individuals. They have even been seen in much larger groups of up to individuals!
The herd has several adult females and several adult males, but there is one dominant male. He has the right to mate with all adult females in his herd, although he sometimes allows subordinate males in and around his territory to mate. The dominant male reminds other hippos of his territory by flinging his dung as far as possible with his fan-shaped tail!
When rival males meet, they stand nose to nose with their mouth open as wide as possible, up to a degree angle! And in the dry season, the lagoons left behind provide a safe haven for small fish and other creatures. Hippos are also critical to the health of wetland ecosystems because of the role they play, through defecation, in fertilizing the water. Thanks hippos. All rights reserved. Start Planning Your Nature Adventure! Together, Nat Hab and World Wildlife Fund have teamed up to arrange nearly a hundred nature travel experiences around the planet, while helping to protect the wondrous places we visit.
Together, Nat Hab and World Wildlife Fund offer nature travel experiences to over 50 countries around the planet. Get travel and wildlife news delivered to your inbox! Share on Tumblr. No matter the size, the school is usually led by a dominant male. Hippos are very loud animals. Their snorts, grumbles and wheezes have been measured at decibels, according to the San Diego Zoo — about the same volume as you'd get when 15 feet 4. These booming creatures also use subsonic vocalizations to communicate.
Hippos are aggressive and are considered very dangerous. They have large teeth and tusks that they use for fighting off threats, including humans. Sometimes, their young fall victim to adult hippos' tempers. During a fight between two adults, a young hippo caught in the middle can be seriously hurt or even crushed. Though hippos move easily through the water, they can't actually swim.
According to the San Diego Zoo, these animals glide through the water by pushing themselves off other objects. And they can stay under water for up to 5 minutes without coming up for air, according to National Geographic.
Hippos have a healthy and mostly herbivorous appetite. Adults eat about 80 lbs.
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