CHAPTER 1 A Cute and Cuddly BABY The baby hippo sinks beneath the water’s surface It sits by its mother on the river bottom The calf checks out the underwater world It sees rocks reeds and its family’s great big feet Soon it’s time to breathe The calf pushes off a nearby rock Its mother gives the baby a boost The calf takes a deep breath Ahh 4
LENGTH ABOUT 4 FEET 1 meter How Big Is a Newborn Hippo 6
Hello World Calves spend a lot of time in water In fact female hippos often give birth in the water The mothers guide their newborns to the surface The little hippos take their first big breaths 125 150 100 75 175 200 225 250 pounds 50 25 0 pounds WEIGHT about 100 POUNDS 45 kilograms 7
