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Hippos love the water. A hippo can fall asleep while resting underwater and lift
it's nose above the waterline once every five minutes without even waking up.
People in canoes passing by a sleeping hippo may never know it's in the river
until they startle it with a paddle. The only time hippos move away from the water
is at night when they graze. Often, people don't realize they are about to encounter
a feeding hippo until it's too late. A hippo can can open its mouth wide enough
to fit a 4 foot tall child inside. |
