verb (used with object), trundled, trundling. 1. to cause (a circular object) to roll along; roll. 2. to convey or move in a wagon, cart, or other wheeled vehicle; wheel: The farmer trundled his produce to market in a rickety wagon.
Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and poachers who hunt them for their meat and teeth. A male hippopotamus is called a âbullâ. A female hippopotamus is called a âcowâ. A baby hippo is called a âcalfâ. A group of hippos in known as a âherdâ, âpodâ, âdaleâ or âbloatâ. Hippos typically live for around 45 years. Hippos eat mostly grass.
Common hippos give birth underwater, while pygmy hippo calves are born on land. A pygmy hippo calf can nurse from its mother on land or underwater. A loud eater, the pygmy hippo can be heard munching from up to 150 feet (45 meters) away. Pygmy hippos were unknown to Western science until about 1840.A common or river hippo weighs about 10 times as much as a pygmy hippo. loud eater, the pygmy hippo can be heard munching from up to 150 feet (45 meters) away. Pygmy hippos were unknown to Western science until about 1840. A common or river hippo weighs about 10 times as much as a pygmy hippo.