From the point of view of feeding habits, the hippopotamus is an omnivore. It is a large omnivorous mammal that does not only eat grass, nor does it only eat meat. Therefore, it is not only a herbivore, nor is it only a carnivore.Specifically, hippos eat more grass.Because of their large size and large appetite, hippos generally live on the banks of lush grasses.A herd of hippopotamuses is common near grassy waters in Africa.
Although hippos mainly eat grass, it does not mean that they do not eat meat at all. In real life, hippos do sometimes eat some animals.Moreover, because hippos are more aggressive, they can prey on more animals, sometimes larger antelopes, zebras, wildebeests, elephants, buffaloes, and even sometimes eat the same kind.News reports sometimes show hippos snatching food from other carnivores.Hippos digest meat easily and do not suffer from indigestion.However, the main food of hippos is grass, and they do not often eat meat.
It has been introduced above that the hippopotamus mainly eats grass.Hippos can eat both aquatic grasses and terrestrial grasses, and grasses are their main food.When there is not enough grass, sometimes they will eat some crops.Sometimes hippos want to improve their food, catch some animals to eat, and sometimes even dare to grab some food from the mouth of other carnivores to eat, eat some high-nutrition meat is still helpful to their body.They may also eat some soil to replenish their minerals when they move around the water.
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