©PhotocechCZ/ Distribution and HabitatĪlthough historically, the hippopotamus would have once been found across Europe and Asia, today, they are confined to Africa south of the Sahara Desert. The Hippopotamus has an enormous grey barrel-shaped body that can measure up to 16 feet in length and weigh more than four tons, and which is held up by short and stocky legs. This means that when the hippopotamus’s body is immersed in the water, they are still able to see, hear, and breathe whilst keeping cool in the hot sun. Due to the fact that the hippopotamus is an animal that spends most of its life resting in the water, they have a number of excellent adaptations to aid its semi-aquatic lifestyle, including four webbed toes on each foot that help with swimming and walking on slippery banks, and the eyes, ears, and nostrils of the hippopotamus are situated on the top of its head. One of the hippopotamus’s most distinctive features is its enormous jaws which contain two long canine teeth (tusks) which can grow up to 20 inches long and are used for fighting. The hippopotamus has an enormous grey barrel-shaped body that can measure up to 16 feet in length and weigh more than four tons, and which is held up by short and stocky legs. With their eyes, ears, and nostrils on the top of the head, hippos can hear, see, and breathe while most of their body is underwater. She lives in rural New England, and her studio is in a barn with perhaps the only hippopotamus weathervane in America.Hippos are definitely adapted for life in the water and are found living in slow-moving rivers and lakes in Africa. King, “Alligator Stroll” starring Josh Turner, and “Tyrannosaurus Funk” (animated) sung by Samuel L.
Boynton has also directed twelve music videos of her songs, including the award-winning “One Shoe Blues” starring B.B. Three of her six albums have been certified Gold (over 500,000 copies sold) and Philadelphia Chickens, nominated for a Grammy, has been certified Platinum (over 1 million copies sold). She has also written (with Michael Ford) and produced six albums of renegade children’s music. More than 85 million of her books have been sold, “mostly to friends and family,” she says. Since 1974, Boynton has written and illustrated over seventy-five children’s books and seven general audience books, including five New York Times bestsellers. Sandra Boynton is a popular American cartoonist, children’s author, songwriter, producer, and director.
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