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Do hippo's mate for life?In: Hippopotamuses |
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No. Bull Hippos fight each other to decide who gets to mate with the cow hippos. When the baby is born the mother is careful to keep it away from the bulls, as they will kill it in order to make the cow ready to mate again. The next time the cow may well mate with a different bull.
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