What's the deadliest animal in Africa? It's not the lion or the crocodile--it's 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 don't get too close--they could chomp you in two!--

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the common and the pygmy hippopotamus.

"This revised edition surveys key aspects of hippopotamuses, describing these African animals' appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why hippos live mostly in water." -- Provided by publisher.

A hippopotamus' hiccups disrupt the lives of the animals around him so they turn to a wide variety of antidotes to solve his dilemma.

Relates several episodes in the friendship of two hippoppotamuses.

Presents the characteristics and habits of hippopotamuses in the wild and of a family at the San Francisco Zoo.

Examines the physical characteristics, habitat and behavior of the hippopotamus

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, and habits of the hippopotamus.