Cool facts about hippos!
The average hippo can live up to 35 years
An adult hippo can hold it`s breath for about 6 minutes
Hippos can weigh up to 3 1/2 tons
An average adult hippo's size is 13 feet long and 5 feet tall
Hippos spent most of there day lying on there bellies in the water close to shore
Hippos are known as the most dangerous African animal based on its human fatalities
The hippo's predators are crocodiles, lions and also sometimes people
Some humans hunt hippos for there teeth, hide and meat
But not all crocodiles are predators for hippos.
The average hippo can live up to 35 years
An adult hippo can hold it`s breath for about 6 minutes
Hippos can weigh up to 3 1/2 tons
An average adult hippo's size is 13 feet long and 5 feet tall
Hippos spent most of there day lying on there bellies in the water close to shore
Hippos are known as the most dangerous African animal based on its human fatalities
The hippo's predators are crocodiles, lions and also sometimes people
Some humans hunt hippos for there teeth, hide and meat
But not all crocodiles are predators for hippos.
Cool facts about birds!
A bird’s eye takes up about 50 percent of its head; our eyes take up about 5 percent of our head
The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright
Owls turn their heads almost 360○ (a complete circle) but they cannot move their eyes
Kiwi birds are blind, so they hunt by smell
Some breeds of chickens can lay colored eggs
Mockingbirds can imitate many sounds, from a squeaking door to a cat meowing
The chicken is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex
The smallest bird egg belongs to the hummingbird and is the size of a pea
The largest bird egg, from which the ostrich hatches, is the size of a cantaloupe.
A bird’s eye takes up about 50 percent of its head; our eyes take up about 5 percent of our head
The penguin is the only bird that can swim, but cannot fly. It is also the only bird that walks upright
Owls turn their heads almost 360○ (a complete circle) but they cannot move their eyes
Kiwi birds are blind, so they hunt by smell
Some breeds of chickens can lay colored eggs
Mockingbirds can imitate many sounds, from a squeaking door to a cat meowing
The chicken is the closest living relative to the Tyrannosaurus Rex
The smallest bird egg belongs to the hummingbird and is the size of a pea
The largest bird egg, from which the ostrich hatches, is the size of a cantaloupe.