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Did you know that when baby hippos are born, they weigh around 100 pounds?

During the period of drought, the relief changes, therefore, during the rainy season, the channel of the watercourse may partially pass in a different place.

The channels of drying rivers in deserts change due to the movement of sands.

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In the animal kingdom, the (literally) brings home the bacon. They do the majority of hunting for their pride, and are usually better hunters than their male counterparts.

The river network reaches its greatest density in the equatorial zone, where the greatest rivers of the world flow - the Amazon, the Congo; in tropical and temperate zones, it is also high, especially in mountainous regions (Alps, Caucasus, Rocky Mountains, and so on).

The density of the river network and the direction of the flow depend on the complex of modern natural conditions, but often, to one degree or another, retain the features of previous geological eras.

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Rivers are distributed extremely unevenly over the surface of the globe.

The height difference between the source and the mouth of the river is called the fall of the river; the ratio of the fall of a river or its individual sections to their length is called the slope of the river (section) and is expressed as a percentage (%) or per mille (‰).

In any river, the place of its origin is distinguished - the source and the place (section) of the confluence into the sea, lake or confluence with another river - the mouth .

Since ancient times, the energy of fast rivers and waterfalls has been widely used in human economic activity as a source of renewable energy for the operation of water mills and hydroelectric turbines.

A river is a natural water stream (watercourse[1]) of considerable size with a natural course along the channel from the source down to the mouth.