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Hippo
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Fun Facts | Poem
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Kingdom: Animalia
Characteristics that place it here:
- It is a multicultural organism.
- It is a heterotroph that cannot produce its own food.
- The cells form organs which from organ systems like the
digestive system.
Phylum: Chordata
Characteristics that place it here:
- It has a vertibreyal column or a back bone.
- They have a complete digestive system.
Class: Mammalia
Characteristics that place it here:
- It has three middle ear bones called malleus, incu, and
stapes.
- The lower jaw is one single bone
- It has flat teeth to eat plants.
Order: Artiodactyla
Characteristics that place it here:
- Have characteristics such as horns, antlers, and cheek
bones.
- Include some of the fastest animals and the slowest.
Family: Hippopotamidae
Characteristics that place it here:
- There are two types of hippos in this category like the pigmy hippo which
is smaller than the average hippo.
- Although there is the pigmy hippo most of them are larger than most
regular animals.
Genius or Species: Hippopotamus
Characteristics that place it here:
- The hippo has its eyes and nostrils on top of its head so when it
submerges it can see and breath.
Fun Facts
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It was once thought hippos sweat blood but
they sweet a pinkish oil to keep them moist in the hot African sun.
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Hippos are ideal grazers because their lips
are almost 2 feet wide!
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Baby hippos swim as soon as they are born
because they are born under water!
Poem
Hairless and careless
It swims down the river
It eats only plants
But it fears no human
Reference
April 5, 2002
Animal diversity web
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/

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