C.U.Zoo Facts

HIPPO INFO

1. An adult hippopotamus weighs between 3.3 tons to 4 tons. ( A ton is 2,000 pounds) How much do you weigh? 

2. The largest recorded hippo in captivity weighed 8,920 pounds. How many tons is that? 

3. Hippos stand 4 to 5½ feet high at their shoulder and are 11 to 15 feet long from their nose to their tail. How tall are you? 

4. A hippo generally lives between 40 - 45 years old. How long do people live? 

5. A hippo can hold its breath under water for about 30 minutes. A hippo can close its nose so water does not get into its lungs. How long can you hold your breath? 

6. A male hippo is grown up at the age of 7 years old. When is a person grown up? 

7. A female hippo is grown up at the age of 9 years old. 

8. It take about 8 months for a mother hippo to deliver her baby into the world. How long does a human mother carry her baby before the baby is born? 

9. When a baby hippo is born, it weighs between 50 to 90 pounds. A baby can grow 1½ pounds per day. How much did you weigh when you were born? 

10. In the wild, a male hippo has a herd with mostly female hippos, some babies, and several young males. The dominant male controls the herd for about 20 years. How long does a human child stay with its parents? 

11. A wild hippo eats about 100 pounds of grass, roots and tubers every day. How many pounds of food do you eat a day?