wayy ster than hanans.s.anin t so thihis ibad d plple toal out t ofhehe bt? >>y y t totoouou v vy y fast. >> hippos spend most of their days marinating in shallow water or wallowing in the mud. which protects them from overheating. with their thick skin, they can actually die from the heat. they mate and give birth in the water too. it is at night when the water is cooler that they emerge from the water to feed. there's a couple hippos right there. they can eat up to 150 pounds of grass a night. as dawn breaks, the hippos make their way back to the water for rest. these amazing creatures are in serious trouble not far from here. but here in uganda, they are in a sort of hippo paradise. >> we have buffalo, elephant, and hippo happily coexisting. >> yeah, you can see they're friendly. because they are grass eaters. >> they do occasionally fight with predators like lions. there's a crocodile. >> yeah. >> or prehistoric-looking toothy grinned crocodiles like this one. hippos are a key part of an ecosystem that includes goose-stepping consider mow rapts, little an