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Semiaquatic
Semiaquatic meaning
Spending part of the life cycle underwater. Also, spending a significant proportion of its time in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. | Having the roots partially or entirely underwater.
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Male hippos appear to continue growing throughout their lives while females reach maximum weight at around age 25. citation Different from all other large land mammals, hippos are of semiaquatic habits, spending the day in lakes and rivers.
Males with semiaquatic territories have the most success in defending them.
Otariids are adapted to a semiaquatic lifestyle, feeding and migrating in the water, but breeding and resting on land or ice.
These long-snouted and semiaquatic predators resemble living crocodiles and probably had a similar lifestyle, hunting for fish and small reptiles around the water's edge.