THE HIPPOPOTAMUS

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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS The hippopotamus lives in the host part of Africa. It is a mammal. That is, its babies are born alive, and they drink milk from the mother´s body. The hippopotamus is a large animal. It weighs 4 tons. Its stomach is 7 meters long, but the hippopotamus eats only plants. It is a mammal but it spends a lot of time in thewater. During the day it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it goes under the water to get some plants for food. It can close its nose and stay under water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes, and nose are high up on its head. It can stay with its body under the water and only its ears, eyes, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe the air. At night the hippo walks on the land and looks for food. It never goes very far from the water. A baby hippo often stands on its mother´s back. The mother looks for food under water. The baby rides on her back above the water.

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______ Hippo babies are born alive. ______ Birds and hippos eat plants. ______ Hippos live under water. ______ A hippo can close its eyes. ______ A hippo breathes under water. ______ A hippo looks for food on the land during the days. ______ A hippo has long eyelashes to keep water out of its eyes.

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THE HIPPOPOTAMUS The hippopotamus lives in the host part of Africa. It is a mammal. That is, its babies are born alive, and they drink milk from the mother´s body. The hippopotamus is a large animal. It weighs 4 tons. Its stomach is 7 meters long, but the hippopotamus eats only plants. It is a mammal but it spends a lot of time in thewater. During the day it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it goes under the water to get some plants for food. It can close its nose and stay under water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes, and nose are high up on its head. It can stay with its body under the water and only its ears, eyes, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe the air. At night the hippo walks on the land and looks for food. It never goes very far from the water. A baby hippo often stands on its mother´s back. The mother looks for food under water. The baby rides on her back above the water.