It’s not for chewing! Their tusk-like canines are made for fighting predators and other hippos over territory and access to mates, not munching grass. In fact, hippos aren’t great chewers at all, they swallow soft grass mostly whole!

Despite weighing up to 2 tonnes, they only eat around 30kg a day. That’s just 1.5% of their body weight!

Catch them at feeding time and see these gentle giants in action!