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| Name
in Afrikaans : |
Seekoei |
| Name
in English |
Hippopotamus |
| Scientific
Name : |
Hippopotamus
amphibius |
| Calf
Weight ( months): |
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| Female
Weight ( year) : |
Adult 1300kg |
| Male
Weight ( year) : |
Adult 1500kg |
| Female
Weight ( year) : |
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| Male
Weight ( year) : |
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| Life
Expectancy : |
35
years |
| Diet
: |
Grazers,
grass |
| Offspring
: |
1 calf |
| Breeding
: |
all year
peak in summer |
| Males
Height : |
1,5m |
| Females
Height : |
1,4m |
| Grouping
: |
Herd about
15 with dominant male |
| Habitat
: |
Permanent
pools, rivers with good grass cover |
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