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Easy Hippo Trivia Quiz Questions

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Easy Hippo Trivia Quiz Questions

What is a hippopotamus?
A: The common hippopotamus, or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa.

The name comes from the ancient Greek for what?
A: River horse.

After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of what?
A: Land mammal.

What are the closest living relatives of the Hippopotamidae?
A: Cetaceans (whales, porpoises, etc.)

The common ancestor of whales and hippos split from other even-toed ungulates around how long ago?
A: 60 million years ago.

The earliest known hippopotamus fossils date to around how long ago?
A: 16 million years.

What does the average adult male hippo weigh?
A: 3,300 lb.

What does the average adult female hippo weigh?
A: 9,900 lb.

How fast can a hippo run?
A: 19 mph over short distances.

The hippopotamus is ranked among the most “what" type of animals in Africa?
A: dangerous.

Hippos are poached for what?
A: For their meat and ivory canine teeth.

The common hippopotamus is semiaquatic, inhabiting what?
A: Rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps.

Territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river and groups of how many females and young?
A: Five to thirty.

During the day, they remain cool by doing what?
A: Staying in the water or mud.

Both reproduction and childbirth both occur where?
A: In water.

They emerge at dusk to do what?
A: Graze on grasses.

Where are hippos are not territorial?
A: On land.

Hippos can climb steep banks, but are incapable of doing what?
A: Jumping.

Hippopotamus teeth do what to themselves as they grind together?
A: Sharpen themselves.

What is the typical lifespan of a hippo?
A: 40–50.