The Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus live in the hot part of Africa. It is a mammal. That is , its babies are born alive, and they drink milk from the mother body. The hippopotamus is a large animal. It weighs four tons. Its stomach is seven meters long, but it eats only plant. It is a mammal, but it spend a lot of time in the water.

During the day it sleep beside a river or a lake. Sometime it wake up.Then it goes under the water to get some plants for food. It can close its nose and stay under the water for ten minutes. Its ear, eye, and nose are highs up on its head. It can stay with its body under the water and ear, eye, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe the air.

At night the hippo walk on the land and looks for food. It never goes very far from the water. A baby hippo often stand on its mother back. The mother looks for food under the water. The baby rides on her back above the water.