- Hippos can run up to 14 miles per hour on land - (30 kilometers per hour) .
- The hippos are similar in size to the white rhinoceros.
- Hippos can store two days' worth of grass in their stomachs and can go up to three weeks without eating, if needed.
- If pressed, an adult hippo might be able to hold its breath underwater for up to 30 minutes.
- In African rivers, hippos look like floating islands, with birds fishing from their backs.
- Hippos are one of the noisiest animals in Africa: some hippo vocalizations have been measured at 115 decibels, about the same volume as being 15 feet away from the speakers at a rock concert!
- A group of hippos is sometimes called a bloat, pod, or siege.
- HIPPOS dont fear crocodiles and are more powerfull
