Weight :Male 1.5 to0ns to 3 tons, Female 900 kg to 1.7 kg Life span :Up to 40 years Gestation :8 months Young :1 Vote for the fact you find most fascinating Hippos cannot swim. Instead they walk along the bottom of the river bed and propel themselves forward in the style of an ...
Tail Length: 35 cm / 14 in. Weight: 655-3,200 kg / 1,440-7040 lb. The back is a purplish grey-brown, with the undersides pinkish. There are patches of pink on the face, especially around the eyes, ears, and cheeks. The hide is virtually hairless, and is moistened by mucous gla...
The little baby pygmy hippo weighed 15 lb. at five days old, which is a healthy weight. Photo credit: Metro Richmond Zoo. Pygmy Hippos in the Wild In the wild, pygmy hippos are native to West Africa. They primarily live in forests near swamps, streams and rivers. They are solitary anim...
Babies:Baby hippos are born underwater at a weight between 60 to 110 pounds and must swim to the surface in order to take their first breath. The young often rest on their mothers' backs when in water that is too deep for them, and swim underwater in order to suckle. Breathing:Adult ...
The fetuses at term are extremely small in proportion to adult weight (Wimsatt, 1963). The small size of the neonate presupposes a considerable period of lactation, so that the duration of the complete reproductive cycle is probably well in excess of 1 year. Craighead et al. (1969) suggest...
They have a very large head which makes up third of their total body weight. The skin of the hippopotamus prevents it from sweating and a pink, oily substance is secreted through its gland to act as an antibacterial from infected water and also to prevent sun burn. ...
hippopotamus, (Hippopotamus amphibius), amphibious Africanungulatemammal. Often considered to be the second largest landanimal(after theelephant), the hippopotamus iscomparablein size and weight to thewhite rhinoceros(Ceratotherium simum) and theIndian rhinoceros(Rhinoceros unicornis). ...
weight: 180-275 kg the sexual maturity: 4-5 years pregnancy: 190-210 days the number of the young: usually 1 a small hippo weighs 4.5-6.2 kg after the birth lifetime: 30- 50 years Hippopotamus teeth can reach up to 30 cm in length. ...
The hippo spends around four or five hours grazing, and eats between 40 and 68 kg (88 and 150 lb) of grass in this time. This is a small amount compared to the hippo’s weight, but its energy requirements are low: hippos are largely inactive unless feeding, and during the day their...
Weight 160kg - 270kg (350lbs - 600lbs) Length 1.5m - 1.7m (5ft - 5.5ft) Age of Sexual Maturity 4 - 5 years Age of Weaning 8 months Pygmy Hippopotamus Pictures View all of our Pygmy Hippopotamus pictures in the gallery. Adamantios / Creative Commons View all of the Pygmy Hippopotamus...