verb (used with object), trundled, trundling. 1. to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll. 2. to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel: The farmer trundled his produce to market in a rickety wagon.
Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and poachers who hunt them for their meat and teeth. A male hippopotamus is called a âbullâ. A female hippopotamus is called a âcowâ. A baby hippo is called a âcalfâ. A group of hippos in known as a âherdâ, âpodâ, âdaleâ or âbloatâ. Hippos typically live for around 45 years. Hippos eat mostly grass.
The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden announced that 17-year-old Bibi the Nile hippo is pregnant. Zoo scientist and animal staff captured the first ever ultrasound image of a Nile hippo last week. Bibi and her male companion, 35-year-old Henry, started breeding at the new Hippo Cove in July 2016, according to the zoo. Bibi's baby will be the first Nile hippo calf born at the Cincinnati Zoo in more than 75 years.