Hippo

A hippo can grow up to 13 feet long and 5 feet tall, and can weigh up to 3 and a half tons, and live up to 40 to 50 years. Hippo's live in rivers, swamps,and ponds or where ever else there is heavy vegetation. The hippo is a herbivore, with very few predators because of its massive seize, predators such as Humans, crocodiles, and lions. The hippo is one of the largest animals on earth. The hippo is gray and has a pink under belly, the hippo has no hair and is very smooth and has a large stomach they can eat up to 285 pounds of food a day. The hippo has a baby 1 every 2 years, and once they do have their babies they leave the group so they can raise their babies on their own. The girls stay with their mom and the boys stay for 3 years then leave the herd to join another or make their own. Their is normally 7 females to one male.