if i was reincarnated, I'd like to come back as a hippopotamus. What about you?
I might consider a bear or lion. I know the hippos get their name from a Greek word meaning water horse
Water horse? That's amazing. I didn't know there were hippopotamus during the Greek times. I heard they can be pretty aggressive. Have you ever seen one?
I have in a zoo environment. The Hippo is actually the third largest land animal in the world.
Really? That's so fascinating. Do you know where they originate from?
short distances.
The common hippopotamus inhabits rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps, where territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river and groups of five to thirty females and young. During the day, they remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water. They emerge at dusk to graze on grasses. While hippopotamuses rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos are not territorial on land. The hippopotamus is among the most dangerous animals in the world
leaders from the start, went to the front approaching the final furlong and won "smoothly" by one and a half lengths from Mattmu. Candy commented "You don't get them like that very often. It was a most amazing performance. I think Graham was absolutely blown away by it. He didn't know what to say when he came back. It was wonderful... I'd say this horse was as good as any I've trained".
Racing career 2015: three-year-old season.