Hippos By Ethan V.

                              Hippos By Ethan V.                                  7-1-20

          Hi people. I am going to start blogging again and normally posting about the pandemic but for today I am posting about hippos because I am going to the zoo.

          First off, Hippo is short for Hippopotamus and the scientific name is Hippopotamus amphibius. They live in Africa and their lifespan in the wild is 40 to 50 years old. I put some pictures of baby hippos and you can see how cute they are. If only you were allowed to have one as a pet.  Hippos are also very fast for their size. Male hippos weigh from 3,300 lbs to 4,000 lbs while female hippos weigh from 2,900 lbs to 3,300 lbs. Even though they are this heavy they still can run up to 19 mph! Another cool thing about hippos is that they have ginormous mouths. Their mouths can open up to 150 degrees or 4 feet and they have the jaw power to crush a crocodile or split a boat in half.

Here are some of photos of me with the regular hippo and pictures of the pygmy hippos at the San Diego Zoo and the baby pygmy hippo is SO CUTE!