US Curriculum Alignment

CCSS SL.K.5, NGSS K-LS1-1

Printable

Animal Poster - Hippopotamus

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Type
Animal Poster

This poster presents the adult Hippopotamus in full: the barrel-shaped body, small ears and eyes set high on the head for staying near-submerged, and the smooth grey-brown skin that secretes its own natural sunscreen.

A single detailed reference piece for nature study or wall display, available in A2, A3, A4, Arch C, Tabloid, and US Letter. Instant digital download, ready to print.

Drawn by hand

One animal
at a time.

The same hand-drawn look across the whole collection — verified against the real species, animal by animal.

“A collection should feel as though every piece came from the same hand.”

Our visual style was developed through original watercolor and fine pencil artwork. Each animal is treated as an individual subject, with its own proportions, structure, markings and character.

Nothing is reduced to a generic animal shape. A lion should still look like a lion, and a specific bird should remain recognizable as that bird.

Questions

Often
asked.

  • A hippo's skin can be up to 6 centimetres thick and has very little hair, which helps regulate body heat and provides some protection during fights with other hippos. The skin also secretes a natural reddish oily substance, sometimes called blood sweat, that acts as a sunscreen and may have antibacterial properties.

  • Hippos have large canine teeth and incisors that keep growing throughout their lives, with the lower canines sometimes reaching up to 50 centimetres long. These tusk-like teeth are used mainly for fighting and display rather than for eating, since hippos grip and tear plants with their lips instead.

  • Adult hippos commonly weigh between 1,300 and 1,500 kilograms, with large males sometimes exceeding that, making them one of the heaviest land mammals after elephants and white rhinos. Their barrel-shaped body and short, sturdy legs support this substantial weight both on land and in water.