The Hippo
By: Jon Virga
This is a pitcure of a Common Hippo.
Hippopotamus comes from the ancient Greek word "Hippopotamsos" wich means
"River Horse". Hippos have fat so that when they get into fights they don't get hurt. The
adaptions of the hippo are more physical then behavior. If the hippo didn't have a lot of
fat it would get hurt much more in fights. There are other adaptions for the Hippo like
they have sharp teeth so they can scare off other hippos that might attack. Hippos
also can swim very fast to make quick escapes from fights. Hippos will charge at you if
you disturb them while there grazing. Some other animals in the hippos
environment are the Black Rhino it has similer adaptions because they both roll in mud
to cool itself down.
Fun Facts
There are two types of Hippos The Pygmy Hippo and the Common Hippo for this I
wrote about the Common. Hippos can run as fast as a human if they need to. when
hippos eat they grab grass and swing there head side to side to pull the grass.
As you can see Hippos are a very cool animals!
