The Hippopotamus

The hippo, also known as the river horse, is found in African swamps and rivers. These animals can grow as large as 13 feet long and weigh as much as three tons. The body is round and the legs are stumpy. Its ears and eyes are on the top of its head. Its feet are webbed but the hippo is still capable of walking on the ground. More
The hippo spends much of its time in the water and can stay submerged for around six minutes. In the water it faces the danger or crocodiles and on land it is threatened by lions.
Baby hippos are born after about 240 days. When they are born they weigh as 55 to 120 pounds. More
Baby hippos eat grass like their parents in addition to their mother's milk.
Although hippos are seen as very dangerous animals, the leading animal in human deaths in Africa, they are in danger of becoming extinct. Poachers hunt hippos for their ivory and for their tusks. More

The fact that hippos can tip over boats and kill humans scare me, but I still can't resist a baby hippo. It is one of the animals that I would want for a pet until it became too dangerous. What is your favorite animal?