Hippopotamuses

Hippopotamuses

Get close to the waters as you gear up to meet the hippos. Also called the ‘river horse’, hippos are known to be big with king size bodies, mouths and of course a king size appetite! Weighing around 3,600 kilograms, these barrel-bodied animals simply love spending time in the waters. Learn how birds help hippos stay clean with vivid, high-quality photographs. Look at amazing real photographs to learn about Pygmy hippos and their calves as well. Did you know a hippopotamus can hold its breath for a whole five minutes? Find more such cool facts in the ‘Hippopotamus’ book. Also catch a dose of some ancient hippo stories from Africa. Here a hippo, there a hippo, everywhere a hippo hippo!