AnimalsSavanna
Hippo Fun facts for kids
Hippopotamus amphibius
The hippo lives in rivers and lakes in Africa and eats grass, at night.
- Where it lives
- in rivers and lakes in Africa
- What it eats
- grass, at night
- How big it is
- as heavy as a car
Fun facts about the hippo
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A sleeping hippo comes up to the top of the water for air without even waking up.
Grown-up hippos are too heavy to float, so they walk and bounce along the river bottom in slow motion.
A hippo spins its tail like a propeller to spray its poo all over the bushes.
Hippos make their own oily red-orange goo that works like sunscreen on their skin.
Its eyes, ears and nose sit on top of its head, so it can see, hear and breathe while hiding underwater.
Baby hippos drink their mom's milk underwater, closing their nose and ears tight.
A hippo can open its mouth wider than almost any other animal on land.
A hippo's closest living cousins are whales and dolphins!
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I rest in African rivers and lakes all day, and I eat grass all night.
My closest living cousins are whales and dolphins.
My skin makes its own oily reddish goo that works like sunscreen.
I'm too heavy to float, so I walk and bounce along the river bottom.
I'm as heavy as a car, and I open my giant mouth wider than almost any land animal.
Sammy might be thinking of a hippo.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the hippo in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
