Hippopotamus

[RobertT]

20%

Don't worry Harry, you are in SA, it is still considered a pass. -O -O 5 more % and you could go to varsity.

[harrys]

20%

Don't worry Harry, you are in SA, it is still considered a pass. -O -O 5 more % and you could go to varsity.

[Toko]

Another Hippo Quiz

[Toko]

The Hippo was listed for the first time as Vulnerable species at risk of extinction in the 2006 Red List of Threatened Species by the IUCN-World Conservation Union. The common hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius is still classified as Vulnerable, primarily because of a catastrophic decline in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). In 1994 the DRC had the second largest hippo population in Africa: 30,000 after Zambia's 40,000 - but numbers have plummeted by 95 percent. The decline is due to unregulated hunting for meat and the ivory of their teeth.

[Amoli]

Great info Toko -

but once again... hunted for the worth of money
very sad.

[Toko]

Last count for Kruger National Park was in 2008: 3100 hippo (as per SANParks Annual Report 2011/2012, page 18)

[Amoli]

Quizzie 1 = 60%

Very interesting that Hippos eat meat...

Quizzie 2 = 60%

[Toko]

Hippo numbers in KZN (Link):

Hippos are limited to the low-lying areas of north-eastern KwaZulu-Natal, where approximately 1650 occur in eight separate populations. The largest populations are at Ndumo Game Reserve and the Pongola River floodplain outside of the reserve (340 animals), Kosi Lakes system (65), Lake Sibayi (150), and the Mkhuze-St Lucia system (1100). These all represent original populations. The animals in the Hluhluwe River and dam were introduced from St Lucia. During the nineteenth century hippos were present in suitable rivers along the entire KwaZulu-Natal coast, extending upstream where water conditions were suitable.

[harrys]

Went better with quize 2 got 70%

[Flutterby]

Who remembers this song? -O

"I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas" by Shirley Temple

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
Don't want a doll
No dinky tinker toy
I want a hippopotamus to play with and enjoy

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
I don't think Santa Claus will mind do you
He won't have to use
A dirty chimney flue
Just bring him through the front door
That's the easy thing to do

I can see me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
When I open up my eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles
No rhinoceroses
I only like hippopotamuses
And hippopotamuses like me too


Mom says a hippo would eat me up but then
Teacher says a hippo is a vegetarian

There's lots of room for him
In our two car garage
I'd feed him there
And wash him there
And give him his massage

I can see me now on Christmas morning
Creeping down the stairs
Oh what joy and what surprise
When I open up my eyes
To see a hippo hero standing there

I want a hippopotamus for Christmas
Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles
Or rhinoceroses-es
I only like hippopotamuses-es
And hippopotamuses like me too