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Males establish territories in water but not land, and these may range 250–500 m (270–550 yd) in lakes and 50–100 m (55–109 yd) in rivers. Like most herbivores, hippos will consume a variety of plants if presented with them in captivity, but their diet in nature consists almost entirely of grass, with only minimal consumption of aquatic plants.

This is an example of mutualism, in which the hippo benefits from the cleaning while the fish receive food. Born in 2010 with roots in Newcastle Upon Tyne, we are renowned for the best burgers and dirty fries. When hippos become over-populated or a habitat shrinks, bulls sometimes attempt infanticide, but this behaviour is not common under normal conditions. Organic matter loading by hippopotami causes subsidy overload resulting in downstream hypoxia and fish kills". The Pleistocene easternmost distribution in Eurasia of the species associated with the Eemian Palaeoloxodon antiquus assemblage".

Scientific results of an inquiry into the ecology and economic status of the Nile crocodile ( Crocodilus niloticus) in Uganda and Northern Rhodesia".

More DNA support for a Cetacea/Hippopotamidae clade: the blood-clotting protein gene gamma-fibrinogen". Bachelor males lounge near other bachelors, females with other females, and the territorial male is on his own. Morphological studies of developmental stages of Oculotrema hippopotami (Monogenea: Polystomatidae) infecting the eye of Hippopotamus amphibius (Mammalia: Hippopotamidae) ssing SEM and EDXA with notes on histopathology".

This natural sunscreen cannot prevent the animal's skin from cracking if it stays out of water too long. Hippos engage in "muck-spreading" which involves defecating while spinning their tails to distribute the faeces over a greater area. Three species of Malagasy hippopotamus became extinct during the Holocene on Madagascar, the last of them within the past 1,000 years.

million years ago, a possible ancestor to the modern hippo, Archaeopotamus, lived in Africa and the Middle East. Hippos are mentioned in the novelty Christmas song " I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" that became a hit for child star Gayla Peevey in 1953.The youngest records of the species in Europe are from the Late Pleistocene of Greece, dating to around 40-30,000 years ago. We're pleased that you usually enjoy our food but we're sorry to hear of your disappointment on this occasion. Despite this, it may be capable of sleeping while submerged, intermittently surfacing to breathe without waking.