| Physical |
A newborn weigh between 25 and 50 kg (55 and 110 lbs) weigh about 127 cm (1.717 feet) |
On average, males weigh 3,500 to 9,920 pounds and females weigh 3,000 pounds. On average, a hippo's length is between 10.8 and 16.5 feet, and their height is up to 5.2 feet tall at the shoulder. |
| Threats |
Crocodiles, lions, hyenas, and leopards are all potential threats while growing up—but the most dangerous thing to a young hippo is another hippo. When you live in a group that may contain as many as 100 individuals, disagreements are bound to happen. |
Adult Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and degradation, drought, poaching, and the international demand for hippo parts, including teeth, skulls, ivory, skin and meat. |