Hippos
* Most hippos eat meat.
* Most hippos have diets
  - enormous mouths
  - eyes
  - feet
  - glands
  - herbivorous diets
  - mates
  - sebaceous glands
  - skin
  - teeth
  - toes
* Most hippos live in american zoos
  - reach sexual maturity
  - rely on water
* Some hippos are classified as individuals.
* Some hippos develop bonds
  - intimate bonds
  - grow throughout life
* Some hippos have predators
  - sisters
  - hold underwater breaths
  - kill capybaras
* Some hippos make habitats
  - watery habitats
  - suffer fatal seizures
* also use subsonic vocalizations to communicate.
* are a common sight in the rivers, swamps and lakes of southern and eastern Africa
  - also subject to unregulated or illegal poaching
  - among the megafaunal species most dangerous to humans
  - amphibious and are excellent swimmers
  - an important part of the African ecosystem
  - artiodactyls which means they are grouped with animals that have an even number of toes
  - by far among the largest living mammals come only after rhinoceros, whales and elephants
  - considered one of the world's most dangerous animals
  - dangerous animals and a serious problem in many parts of Africa
* are excellent swimmers and floaters, and can walk along the river bottom
  - can walk on the river bottom
  - but prefer to amble along the bottom of slow-moving or stagnant water
  - extremely graceful in the water, despite their clumsy appearance on land
  - fast for their size
  - generally peaceful, but adult males engage in ferocious fighting over territory
  - herbivores, so they eat mostly plant food to fuel their large frames
  - hosts to many creatures
  - one of the largest land mammals
  - perhaps the least charismatic of Africa's animals
  - powerful huge jungle beast who live in swamp and lake water
  - present in many African rivers
  - responsible for more human fatalities than lions, elephants and water buffaloes combined
  - strict vegetarians
  - territorial, and like the buffalo can be exceptionally aggressive when provoked
* are the closest living land relative of the whales and dolphins
  - most dangerous animal in Africa
  - promoter of creativity, flowing features of water
  - third-largest living land mammals, after elephants and white rhinos
  - vegetarians and feed exclusively on grass
* are very aggressive and can be dangerous
  - creatures and are very dangerous
  - large land mammals
  - loud animals
  - virtually hairless, with bristles only on their noses, ears, and tails
* can develop severe sunburn if they are unable to avoid the sun
  - live to be forty years old
  - move easily in the water despite their size and bulk
  - quickly twist and change directions
  - store food in their stomachs and go three weeks without eating
  - turn each ear in a different direction at the same time
* cause the most deaths by far for a specific speciies.
* choose to feed at night in order to protect their sensitive skin from the sun.
* do almost everything in the water, including giving birth, mating, and resting.
* eat at night and sleep during the day
  - grasses around lakes, keeping areas open and clear of vegetation
* generally spend most of the day wallowing in shallow water coming out to graze only at night.
* have a central nervous system containing a brain and a spinal cord
  - loose, relaxed social structure
  - low mortality rate, and both males and females reproduce into old age
  - special mutualistic relationship with the barbel fish
  - big and heavy bodies , dark gray skin , and short legs
  - extensive adaptations for life in the water
  - four toes
* have four webbed toes on each foot and like to live in slow-moving or still waters
  - foot and typically reside in slow-moving or still waters
  - huge mouths and teeth, even though they eat grass
  - huge, curving tusks at the front of the mouth
  - no sweat glands, so they keep cool in the water or in mud
  - red perspiration that looks like blood
  - unique skin that needs to be kept wet for a good part of the day
  - unusual pores on their body which exude a thick, oily, pink sweat
* have very delicate and sensitive skin
  - long and sharp teeth
  - white and gray brain matter
* kill more humans that lions
  - people in Africa than any other wild animal
* leave the water to eat at night.
* often live in large groups with an established hierarchy.
* open their mouths wide in a yawning threat display as a sign of dominance.
* prefer to breed in the water but can also do so on land
  - graze on grass close to water beds
* reproduce about every two years in the wild.
* secrete a pink, natural sunscreen from their skin.
* spend most of the day in and out of the water.
* spend most of their days in the water and mud, coming out at night to feed
  - the water, where they defecate in substantial amounts
  - time in the water
  - much of their time wallowing in shallow water and mud
* spend their days wallowing in rivers or swamps, and usually feed only at night
  - nights grazing
  - two-thirds of the day in the water before going off to find grass
* use sound and body language to communicate.
* vary from brown to grayish purple, with pink underparts and skin creases.
* weigh up to two tons and can be four metres long.
+ Hippopotamus, Description: Even-toed ungulates
  * Hippos have big and heavy bodies, dark gray skin, and short legs. A hippo's main defence is their extremely strong mouth. Hippos are actually strong enough to break an alligator in half with one bite, but they are usually not violent unless something attacks their babies. They can grow to be 15 feet long and weigh 3,000 pounds.