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DCAA "Almaty Zoo Park" of the Department of Culture and Archives of Almaty, 166 Esenberlin St., Almaty, 050007
Tel.: +7(701) 676-85-85
Hippopotamus
The Red Book Animal
Habitat area
In savannas along the banks of rivers and lakes in Central and Eastern Africa
Nutrition
Vegetation

Meet our Jambo.

He came to us from Israel 8 years ago. During this time, the kippers taught behemoth to understand commands in Kazakh and call him by his affectionate name - Zhanbolat!
Now Zhanbolat is 10 years old and soon we plan to bring him a bride, Lottie the hippopotamus. Lottie is a smart six-year-old girl who currently lives at the St. Pierre Zoo.

Interesting facts:
  • An adult male hippopotamus can easily bite a 3 meter crocodile.
  • Hippos, when immersed in water, tightly close their nostrils
  • The bite force of a hippopotamus is 230 kilograms
  • Proportionally, the behemoth's head is one of the largest heads in the world
  • With its huge lungs, the hippopotamus can hold its breath for up to 5 minutes.
  • The mouth of a hippopotamus can open by almost 120 centimeters.
  • Hippos and whales descended from a common ancestor
  • Hippos can make sounds both above and below water.
  • Hippos can also hear above and below water.
  • All hippos are born in water
  • The older the female or male, the more weight they have.
  • When they come ashore, hippos lose more water than any other mammal.
  • Hippos live exclusively in fresh water and are absolutely not adapted to life in salt water.
  • Although a hippopotamus is only half the size of an elephant, it only needs 1/6 of what an elephant eats to eat. That's about 50 kilograms per night.
  • At short distances, hippos can reach speeds of up to 30 km/h.
  • The hippopotamus has one of the toughest skin on the planet.
  • In hot weather or when the hippopotamus is exposed to the sun for a long time, its skin turns pink. This is not a tan, but a special substance that is released from the skin to protect against skin burns.
  • Hippopotamus skin has the properties of an antibiotic, it promotes disinfection and rapid wound healing.
  • The most dangerous animal in Africa for humans is not a lion or a crocodile, but a hippopotamus.