Hippos Are Huge! ISBN: 9780763665920

Hippos may make you laugh, but watch out! An acclaimed naturalist takes an exuberant look at these massive, swift, and super dangerous animals. Whats the deadliest animal in Africa? Its not the lion or the crocodile--its the hippopotamus! Hippos have razor-sharp tusks, weigh as much as fifty men, and can run twenty-five miles per hour! Follow these hefty hulks as they glide underwater, play tug-of-war, swat balls of dung at one another, and nuzzle their young in the mud. Just dont get too close--they could chomp you in two!