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2019年3月12日 · Hippos typically mate in water. The male will position himself behind the female and will ejaculate, while the female will ovulate, and fertilization takes place internally. When copulating, the male hippo gives a wheezy honking, proclaiming that mating has occurred.

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The male checks whether the female hippo is ready to mate by smelling her urine or sniffing her behind. During this time the dominant male, or the male with the right to mate with the female, will be around the females in the herd often, following them around everywhere.

Mating and birth both occur in the water. During the day, hippos remain cool by staying in water or mud, emerging at dusk to graze on grasses. While hippos rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos typically do not display territorial behaviour on land.

Hippos typically mate for a few seconds. The female hippopotamus is receptive to mating for only a few days each month, and the male hippopotamus must be able to mount the female in the water in order to mate.

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The two Hippo's at the Zoo were mating today, but it seems as if they got tired because they were both falling asleep.

Hippos Mating, St Lucia South Africa iSimangaliso Wetland Park. Hippo's are seldom seen out of the water and therefore most activities occur in the water, Female Hippo's will give birth in...