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Hugo the Hippo (25/26)

This is also part of this series: All About Animals (26)

Subjects: Animal Behaviour, Animals, Evolution, Geography, Natural History, Nature

Grade Level: K-Gr3
Producer: BBC
Closed Captioned: No

Running Time: 25 mins
Country of Origin: Great Britain
Study Guide: No

Copyright Date: 2004
Available in French: No

Hugo is a young male Hippopotamus living in Zambia's Luangwa River. He lives with his mother in a stretch of river ruled by his Dad, ‘The King of the River' – the biggest, loudest, grumpiest Hippo on the river. They share this territory with many other mothers and babies, but males are only tolerated if they submit to ‘the King'. If not, they will have to fight. Hippos may look clumsy on land, but in reality they can run at over 40 kmph – that's faster than an Olympicsprinter. Underwater they move with unexpected grace. Hugo is learning who his friends are: the Oxpeckers that keep a hippo clean and parasite-free above water, and the fish that clean his skin and teeth below water. Hippos have enemies too. They share the Luangwa river with Africa's largest population of Crocodiles, and beyond its banks Lions lie in wait. But the greatest enemy of all is Zambia's changeable weather. When the dry season comes, the whole river dries up. Will the rains come in time?

Links: http://http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/animals/

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