The Hippopotamus is found in Africa. The name hippopotamus means ‘river horse’ and is often shortened to hippo. The hippopotamus is generally considered as the third largest land mammal (after the White rhinoceros and elephant). Hippo's spend a large amount of time in water such as rivers, lakes and swamps. Resting in the water helps keep their body temperature down. Hippopotamuses actually give birth to their young in the water. These guys are known for their short legs, a huge mouth and a body shaped like a barrel. Although hippo's might look a little chubby, they can very easily outrun a human! Wow, that's fast! They can be extremely aggressive, especially if they feel threatened. Hippos are generally thought of as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.
The male hippopotamus is called a ‘bull’, the female is called a cow and the babies are known as the calf.
A group of hippos in known as a ‘herd’, ‘pod’, ‘dale’ or ‘bloat’.
Hippo's typically live for around 45 years and they mostly eat grass.
Alpha's ABC's Featured Daily Character"Vinny Vicuna"
Here's a few interesting Vicuna Facts:
VicuƱa
VicuƱas are the smallest members of the camel family, Camelidae.
These social animals live in family groups of up to twenty-five
individuals, which usually consist of one dominant male and his harem of
females and their young.
The male is extremely protective of his harem. He has a specialized call
to warn of potential predators and he fights with other males — bouts
in which, among other things, the opponents may spit at each other.
VicuƱas descend from the hills during the day to feed on grasses and other vegetation, then return to the hills to sleep.
They are now rare, having been heavily exploited to obtain their coat, which is said to make the best wool in the world.
Hey kids, You can see Vinny Vicuna here on our Children's Alphabet Song Video!!
Rabbits are mammals and so, give birth to young ones, instead of laying eggs.
Even though, rabbits have some resemblance to rodents in appearance,
they are not rodents. They have an additional pair of incisors on the
upper jaw, along with some structural differences, which make them
different from rodents.
One of the interesting rabbit facts is that the teeth of rabbits
never stop growing. It is said that their teeth (28 in number) grow at
least one to five mm, every week. The rate of growth may vary with
different teeth and from one rabbit to another.
Male rabbit is known as buck, whereas the females are called does.
The young one of a rabbit is a kit and the newborns are collectively
known as litter. A group of rabbits is called a herd.
Alpha's Featured Daily Character for September 23 2011
"Quincy Quail"
Here are a few interesting Quail facts:
Mountain Quail, California Quail, Gambel's Quail, Bobwhite Quail are
ground dwelling birds. If startled, ground quail explode into short fast
flight. They prefer to run from threats. Montezuma Quail are sedentary
and prefer to remain motionless in the presence of humans rather than
running as other quail do.
Quail feed on seeds, leaves, berries and insects. Most American
quails have a 23 day incubation period for their eggs. Many quail have
very recognizable calls.
Yeah, it's a little early yet to be discussing this but, we are really excited about our new alphabet video scheduled for release around the second week of October this year! We are refining the video to make it the best quality possible so we can't give an actual date yet. If you haven't subscribed to our blog page yet please do so now and you will be among the first to know when release time comes. Meanwhile please check out our Alpha Video Channel on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/user/trisley7?feature=mhsn
A new and exciting video will be published to youtube, facebook, etc. this weekend (08/27/2011) featuring Alpha the ABC's man and some of his cool animal friends and characters!. Looks like boys and girls from ages 2-6 will really enjoy this material and at the same time they will be learning their alphabet. This will be the English version. The Spanish version will be released very soon. We will post a link to the video after it is published.