Curiosities of the hippos
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Source: listas.20minutos.es
The hippopotamus is a mammalian animal weighing between 2,600 and 3,500 kg. A length of 5 meters and a height of 1.50 meters, it lives near water, in rivers, lakes, wetlands. Its worst enemies are: the crocodile, and mainly the human. More lists of animal curiosities:
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It feeds only on herbs
![It feeds only on herbs](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/it_feeds_only_on_herbs_22626_25.png)
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They spend most of the day in the water
![They spend most of the day in the water](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_spend_most_of_the_day_in_the_water_22626_24.png)
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In short distances it reaches up to 48 km / h
![In short distances it reaches up to 48 km / h](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/in_short_distances_it_reaches_up_to_48_km_h_22626_23.png)
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They live in small herds of no more than ten to fifteen specimens
![They live in small herds of no more than ten to fifteen specimens](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_live_in_small_herds_of_no_more_than_ten_to_fifteen_specimens_22626_22.png)
Despite this, herds of more than one hundred individuals have been seen in very favorable areas. Although also some males prefer to live alone.
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They almost completely lack hair
![They almost completely lack hair](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_almost_completely_lack_hair_22626_21.png)
They have very soft skin, which is extremely delicate.
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They are extremely territorial in the water
![They are extremely territorial in the water](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_are_extremely_territorial_in_the_water_22626_20.png)
Each male controls a strip of the river
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Its gestation is between 210 and 250 days
![Its gestation is between 210 and 250 days](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/its_gestation_is_between_210_and_250_days_22626_19.png)
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They have a baby by birth
![They have a baby by birth](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_have_a_baby_by_birth_22626_18.png)
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They are more related to whales than with another land animal
![They are more related to whales than with another land animal](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_are_more_related_to_whales_than_with_another_land_animal_22626_17.png)
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Small birds are responsible for removing insects from their skin
![Small birds are responsible for removing insects from their skin](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/small_birds_are_responsible_for_removing_insects_from_their_skin_22626_16.png)
Like the herons
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His fangs grow continuously throughout his life
![His fangs grow continuously throughout his life](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/his_fangs_grow_continuously_throughout_his_life_22626_15.png)
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It is the animal that causes more deaths in Africa
![It is the animal that causes more deaths in Africa](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/it_is_the_animal_that_causes_more_deaths_in_africa_22626_14.png)
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The fights between them are very violent, but rarely end with death
![The fights between them are very violent, but rarely end with death](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/the_fights_between_them_are_very_violent_but_rarely_end_with_death_22626_13.png)
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Sometimes yawning as a gesture of threat
![Sometimes yawning as a gesture of threat](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/sometimes_yawning_as_a_gesture_of_threat_22626_12.png)
While they yawn they show their long and powerful canines of their lower jaw.
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On land it is clumsy and heavy, the opposite of when it is in the water
![On land it is clumsy and heavy, the opposite of when it is in the water](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/on_land_it_is_clumsy_and_heavy_the_opposite_of_when_it_is_in_the_water_22626_11.png)
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The open mouth of a hippo can reach a meter
![The open mouth of a hippo can reach a meter](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/the_open_mouth_of_a_hippo_can_reach_a_meter_22626_10.png)
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His fangs are more valued than those of elephants
![His fangs are more valued than those of elephants](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/his_fangs_are_more_valued_than_those_of_elephants_22626_9.png)
Since these do not turn yellowish over time.
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They get to live up to 50 years in the wild
![They get to live up to 50 years in the wild](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_get_to_live_up_to_50_years_in_the_wild_22626_8.png)
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They are so large and heavy that they easily walk on the bottoms of rivers and lakes
![They are so large and heavy that they easily walk on the bottoms of rivers and lakes](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_are_so_large_and_heavy_that_they_easily_walk_on_the_bottoms_of_rivers_and_lakes_22626_7.png)
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Their young are born underwater
![Their young are born underwater](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/their_young_are_born_underwater_22626_6.png)
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If their fangs break they grow back
![If their fangs break they grow back](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/if_their_fangs_break_they_grow_back_22626_5.png)
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His name means "river horse"
![His name means "river horse"](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/his_name_means_quot_river_horse_quot_22626_4.png)
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The ears and nostrils automatically close underwater
![The ears and nostrils automatically close underwater](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/the_ears_and_nostrils_automatically_close_underwater_22626_3.png)
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You can stay up to five minutes underwater, without drowning
![You can stay up to five minutes underwater, without drowning](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/you_can_stay_up_to_five_minutes_underwater_without_drowning_22626_2.png)
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They do not sweat. They exude a red oil
![They do not sweat. They exude a red oil](https://www.rankuzz.com/images/6/2/6/they_do_not_sweat_they_exude_a_red_oil_22626_1.png)
This oil protects your skin. This red liquid gave birth to the myth that hippos sweat blood.