Hippos and rhinos, as rare species in the world, are relatively large and heavy animals. That if rhinos and hippos encounter while foraging. From a scientific and data point of view, which of these two behemoths will be better?
<h1 class = "pgc-h-arrow-right" > hippopotamus habits and characteristics</h1>
First, let's talk about the hippopotamus. Hippos are freshwater species, which is not similar to rhinos. According to the general adult hippopotamus, it can be called the largest omnivorous mammal, because of the large size of the hippopotamus, so the daily intake of food is also a lot.
The more obvious feature of the hippopotamus is that its body belongs to a thick and thick circle state. Usually the body of an adult hippopotamus can reach 4 meters long, and in terms of weight, it is generally around 1.5 tons. However, relative to its length, the hippopotamus is only about 1 meter 5 in height. With stout limbs, hippos are also able to occupy their own natural territory.
At present, the distribution of hippos in the world, hippos belong to the order Even-hoofed and hippopotamus, it lives in the African tropics, and in the chosen living environment. It is important to ensure that there is enough food, that is, in areas where water and grass are abundant. It prefers to live close to rivers or lakes because it can provide abundant water resources, and it can be conducive to the growth of reeds and aquatic grasses next to the water source, which provides great convenience for hippos to ingest food.
An important feature of hippopotamus is that its limbs are short, and it is obviously inferior to some animals with strong athletic abilities such as lions and cheetahs in running. Hippos will choose to stay in the water for a long time during the day, and according to the investigation of biologists, the amount of food that adult hippos eat in a day can exceed 100 kilograms.
Of course, at night, the hippos start to move. It likes to take advantage of the night to look for food on the shore not far from the water. Because the amount of food intake is too large, the aquatic weeds in the water are often not enough to eat, so it is necessary to find crops or plants on the shore to supplement. Even when the hippo is eating food, it is also very vigilant about the precautions around it.
The hippopotamus gives us the impression that it is ugly, and although it also has a horse in its name, it is significantly different from the horse that looks galloping on land. The horses look energetic, while the hippos are listless and even a little lazy.
As hippos who like to flock in groups, they are also good for protecting themselves. Hippos look heavier, but they have a great skill, and that is swimming. The hippopotamus's skin is wrapped in a layer of fat, which also allows it to float easily in the water, both to travel to land and survive in the water, and it is also a large animal, only hippopotamus and crocodiles.
Hippos have large bodies, but are relatively slow. The weapon it relies on most should be the teeth in its mouth. The mouth of the hippopotamus can be said to surpass that of almost all animals on land, and when it opens its large mouth, its teeth are exposed. Although it doesn't look sharp, it's more than enough to cope with grass food and drive away opponents.
In the face of danger around it, the front teeth of the hippopotamus are ready, and its front teeth are not simply arranged up and down, but like a shovel, it can be pushed forward. In the face of the opponent's attack, the thick dark brown skin can be used as a defense, and the means of counterattack is to use the teeth.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > rhino habits and characteristics</h1>
Compared with the size of the hippopotamus, the black rhinoceros is also enough to be called an opponent. Rhinos and hippos like to live in different environments, in fact, this can also be seen from the fact that rhinos always stay on land. Rhinos generally inhabit the middle of grasslands and forest areas, especially in the bushes that can hide themselves.
In terms of data, rhinos generally have a body length of between 3 and 4 meters, and its height is almost the same as that of hippopotamus, and relatively speaking, white rhinos are larger than black rhinos. But in terms of explosiveness and ferocity, black rhinos are more powerful.
The adult black rhino weighs between 800 kg and 1400 kg, and it shares a common feature with hippos, both with a hard skin. This also shows that the black rhino is very defensive, and when choosing to forage, it chooses to wrap its upper lip around the leaves, which can be easily obtained.
The limbs of the rhinoceros are also short and developed, and its eyes are very small. Black rhinos have two horns in the position of the nasal bone, and of course, from the perspective of the world, there are also one-horned rhinos. The two horns belong to the upper and lower arrangement, the front longer horn can exceed 1 meter, according to the scientist's investigation, it has been found that the horn on the nasal bone of the longest rhinoceros reaches 1.3 meters, and the back horn is generally between 30cm and 50cm.
Don't look at the rhinoceros's physique is very strong, but in fact, its guts are very small, often like to sleep. Unlike hippos, rhinos can often be seen alone, and sometimes two or three, but it is very difficult to see them in groups like hippos.
The black rhinoceros generally lives in Africa, and its food choice is mainly leaves and bushes. And often come out in the morning and evening of each day to find food, the rest of the time is mostly in sleep. In hot weather, black rhinos like to find a place with water, of course, not the river, but the sludge fields, black rhinos always like to lie in it and roll around, and only go to the lake when they need to drink water.
Rhino's attack method is also relatively single, it can be said that although there is only one move, it is amazingly powerful. If the black rhinos that sprint up, their temper is not very good, the top speed can reach 50 kilometers per hour, and the impact of this speed is amazing enough for any creature.
Of course, rhinos are not particularly reckless when it comes to driving away their opponents. First of all, it will use a loud nose spray to scold or frighten the opponent, if it can get the opponent out of its territory, the rhino will not chase it all the time. After the opponent does not make a gesture, it will start to use the soles of its feet to slap the ground as a threat, and even start to use the rhino horn to push the opponent away.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > hippos and rhinos, who is better? </h1>
In fact, the probability of conflict between hippos and rhinos is very small, rhinos mainly choose to live on land, and hippos stay in the water for a long time. However, if you are looking for food or water, you may also encounter it. If a hippopotamus and a rhino encounter, and both recognize each other as intruders, a war is inevitable. Who is more powerful?
They differ little in terms of weight and body shape, and are similar in many ways. Hippos sometimes eat animals if they don't have plants, but they definitely don't choose a tough animal like the rhinoceros.
They are smaller than elephants compared to land animals. However, there must also be certain conditions when rhinos choose to fight hippos. Hippos generally prefer to be companions, so multiple hippos face a rhinoceros, and the rhino will undoubtedly be at a disadvantage. If all are prescribed as adult strong rhinos and hippos, and choose the way of head-to-head.
From the land point of view, both of the attack methods are through the impact of running, although the hippopotamus can choose to open its mouth and attack the other party with its teeth, but in the face of rhinoceros, which is also a powerful animal, the attack power is still limited. Rhinos have specific sharp horns on their nose bones relative to hippos, which may be the magic weapon for rhinos to win.
In terms of water, hippos often stay in the water, and swimming in the water is not wasted at all. Most rhinos are not very good at swimming, and even if they clash at the water's edge, hippos will completely defeat the rhinos by virtue of their advantages in the water. Because in the water, it is impossible to run like land, the impact speed cannot be driven, and the impact force of the rhino will be greatly weakened, but the hippopotamus will rely on the bite ability of the teeth as a means of attack.
In short, if the two encounter, because of the water source or territory conflict. According to the number of individuals, rhinos may win on land, but in the water, it can be said that hippos are basically in control. After all, the opponents they face are equally strong, and they mainly feed on plants, so their purpose is mainly to drive the opponent away, definitely not to fight each other, otherwise there may be a lose-lose situation.