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This category contains information on two species of Hippopotamus for kids and teens.

Details cover appearance and size, classification, behavior, activity, lifestyle, breeding and parenting, diet, feeding habits, distribution, habitat, threats, status, and conservation.

  • African Wildlife Foundation: Hippopotamus  - Describes appearance, size, locations, gestation, predators, social system, parenting, feeding habits, threats, and source of name.
  • Animal Bytes: Hippopotamus  - Article from San Diego Zoo looks at range and habitat, photographs, life cycle, fun facts, name derivation, adaptations, skin, sense, diet, herds, and status.
  • Animal Bytes: Hippopotamus  - Explores classification, description, diet, life cycle, distribution, behavior, and impact on the ecosystem. From SeaWorld.org.
  • Canadian Museum of Nature: Hippopotamus  - Natural History Notebook furnishes images, range map, distribution, size, characteristics, behavior, and feeding habits.
  • Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)  - National Geographic reports basic facts, activity, young, distribution, and population decline. Provides range map, sound clip, and printable factsheet.
  • Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)  - Animal Diversity offers other name, locations, preferred biome, coloration and size, mating, parenting, activity, groups, diet, and status.
  • Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)  - TheBIGZoo page contains links to videos and sound clip, physical characteristics, diet, regions, predators, social behavior, offspring, and senses.
  • National Zoo: Nile Hippopotamus  - Examines shape, movement, size, geographic distribution, population status, habitat, natural and zoo diets, breeding, history, and fun facts.
  • River Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)  - Ultimate Ungulate discusses measurements, coloring, life cycle, activity, diet, family group, distribution, and status. Offers photographs and range map.
  • WhoZoo.org: Hippopotamus  - Provides general information, physical description, adaptations, vocalizations, behavior in the wild, and observations at the zoo.
 
 
 
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