WONDER #832: How Hungry Are Hippos?
Question 1 of 3
The hippo’s name comes from the Greek words for what?
- stubby legs
- river horse
- pig nose
- ugly cow
Question 2 of 3
Which of the following is NOT one of the three largest land mammals on Earth?
- elephant
- rhinoceros
- hippopotamus
- giraffe
Question 3 of 3
If an adult hippo weighed 7,000 pounds and ate 1% of its body weight in plants each day, how many pounds of plants would that be each day?
- 50
- 100
- 70
- 1,000
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