A hippopotamus lives on land and in the water.
Hippos stay in the water in the hot daytime.
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Sometimes they come out of the water to sleep in the sunshine.
At night when it is cool they come out of the water to eat plants.
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A hippo has a big mouth and big teeth.
It is a very fierce animal.
Hippos make a grunting sound.
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A baby hippo is called a calf.
Its mother is a cow and its father is a bull.