Rhinos Hippos and ROURKE Educational Media Joanne Mattern rourkeeducationalmedia com Teacher Notes available at rem4teachers com
Chapter 1 Lumbering Land Animals Hippos and rhinos are two of the heaviest animals that walk on planet Earth A full-grown hippo weighs at least 3,300 pounds 1,500 kilograms but many weigh a lot more Some hippos have been measured at more than 9,000 pounds 4,080 kilograms That’s a lot of hippo Rhinos are supersized too The heaviest rhinos weigh about 8,000 pounds 3,630 kilograms Rhinos are the second largest land animals Only the elephant is bigger Both rhinos and hippos can be very dangerous to people If you startle one of these big animals they are likely to attack 4 Hippopotamus Rhinoceros
Hippopotamus What’s Your Name The words hippo and rhino are nicknames The full names of these big beasts are hippopotamus and rhinoceros Rhinoceros MAN Average Height 6 ft 2 meters HORSE Average Height 5 ft 1 5 meters RHINO Average Height 5 ft 1 5 meters HIPPO Average Height 5 2 ft 1 6 meters AFRICAN ELEPHANT Average Height 11 5 ft 3 5 meters 3 5 m 3 0 m 2 5 m 2 0 m 1 5 m 1 0 m 0 5 m 0m 5
