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.
They also sometimes eat fruit that has fallen off of trees or crops grown by local people. Hippos are one of the largest land mammals. They are a bit smaller than a white rhino, but weigh more. They are about 12 - 15 feet long and generally weigh between 5,000 to 8,000 pounds, though they can get up to 10,000 pounds. They have gray, mostly hairless skin with pink bellies and pink around their mouths, eyes and ears.