Scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius

Location: Africa

Size: length between 3 and 4.5m, height between 1.5 and 1.7m, weight between 1600 and 4500kg

Life Span: they can live up to 40 years

Current Status: mainly found in wildlife parks and reserves (endangered)

Habitat: swamps, lakes and rivers

Fast facts:

• eats grass
• comes out of the water a night to feed
• they spend two thirds of their day in water
• they are fast swimmers and never range too far from water
• they can stay underwater for up to 30 minutes