It’s World Hippo Day ……

Five fast facts about hippos… some may surprise you …but look out below

Hippo’s Cannot Swim – We Know, It’s Shocking! …
They Have Incredibly Sensitive Skin. …
They Cannot Breathe Underwater. …
Hippos Are Territorial – But Only In Water. …
They Are Not Big Eaters. …
Hippos Have A British Connection.

Hippo’s Cannot Swim – We Know, It’s Shocking!

Hippos spend pretty much their whole lives in water, so it really doesn’t sound right when you hear that they actually cannot swim. It is true though, the main reason they spend so much time in the water is mainly to protect their extremely sensitive skin from the harsh African sun.

Hippos Have A British Connection

If you were to live in prehistoric Britain, you would find not only hippo but lions, elephant, and other megafauna(large or giant animals) roaming the land. Remains of hippo have been found underneath Trafalgar Square!

Join us and see these interesting water waders in the wild. Spend an hour or two with a pod of hippo wallowing in the shallows and get to know these round and rowdy creatures a bit better.

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Ungainly as it is, the hippopotamus is the world’s deadliest large land mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa. Hippos are aggressive creatures, and they have very sharp teeth. And you would not want to get stuck under one; at up to 2,750kg they can crush a human to death

National Geographic reported on the problem :