𝓑𝓪𝓷𝓲𝓶𝓪𝓷𝓭𝓲𝓻 𝓡𝓪𝓲𝓵𝔀𝓪𝔂 𝓗.𝓢. 𝓢𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓸𝓵, 𝓢𝓲𝓵𝓲𝓰𝓾𝓻𝓲 𝓙𝓾𝓷𝓬𝓽𝓲𝓸𝓷

Dear students, we must have heard about hippopotamus and some of us are luckier to see it in zoos. But how many of us know about the amazing animal ? Let us know some of the amazing facts about them...   The Hippopotamus or hippo is found only in Africa. They are the third largest mammal on earth. It is smaller than the rhino but still huge. - an adult hippo weighs around three and a half tones. It is an even-toed ungulate, which means that it has four toes on each foot, each  toe ending in a hoof like nail.  Hippopotamus love water, which is why the Greeks named them the " river horse". Hippos spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in water. This keeps their massive bodies cool. Hippos are good swimmers, and can hold their breath underwater for up to five minutes. They are often large enough to simply walk and stand on the lake floor.  Their eyes and nostrils are located high on their head, which allows them to see and breath while their bodies remain underwater. Hipp...