In terms of category, the hippopotamus belongs to the mammalian class, so in this respect, it belongs to mammals and is a relatively advanced animal.As a mammal, the hippopotamus has some key characteristics in common with other mammals, such as lung breathing and viviparous reproduction.From the point of view of living environment, hippos live in the water for a long time in a day, but because they breathe with lungs, they can not always stay in the water, but need to regularly put their heads out of the water to breathe, generally speaking, they have to breathe for up to half an hour.
From the point of view of feeding habits, hippos are omnivores, their main food is water plants in the water, and occasionally eat meat.Because hippos eat so much, they spend most of the day in the water eating, and at night they may come to the shore to rest, or continue to the shore to find some land grass to eat.In terms of size, hippopotamus is a relatively large animal.Overall, the hippopotamus is a large omnivorous mammal.
In terms of size, the hippopotamus is a very large animal.In terms of body length, hippos can reach 3.5-4.5 meters in adult body length and more than 50 centimeters in tail length.From the height point of view, the height range of hippopotamus is between 140 and 165 centimeters, which is quite different from their length, and it is a relatively short animal.In terms of weight, the hippopotamus weighs between 3000 and 3500 kilograms, which is a very heavy animal.Specifically, how big a hippopotamus can grow depends on other factors, such as the availability of food, in which hippopotamus is relatively larger.
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