May Tricky Trivia – Hippopotamus

May 23, 2023
Questions:
- How many species of hippopotamus are there?
- How long can the average Hippopotamus hold its breath?
- Hippos are herbivores. Hippos eat, on average, __ pounds of grass each night.
- True or False? Hippopotamus are the fourth largest animals on Earth.
- True or False? Hippopotamus produce their own natural sunblock.
Answers:
- Two! The large/common hippo and the smaller relative, the pygmy hippo!
- Five minutes!
- 80!
- False. They are the third-largest living land mammal, after elephants and white rhinos!
- True!
Cites
https://www.worldanimalprotection.us/blogs/10-interesting-facts-know-about-hippos
https://afktravel.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/hippos-immune.jpg