Hippos sweat pink goo because of how their bodies work. Also their skin.
The stuff they sweat out act a little as a natural sun screen, which helps protect their skin when they aren't submerged.
It's fairly similar to the waxy oils us human produce that makes our foreheads and noses look all shiny and sometimes block our pores.
they smell stinky some times and some times they
don't have a smell at all
If most people smell, I'm sure hippos do too.
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No, that's hippos. Hippos do it because they have very fair skin, and the red pigment in their sweat acts as a sunscreen and stops them from burning up.
No, that's hippos. Hippos do it because they have very fair skin, and the red pigment in their sweat acts as a sunscreen and stops them from burning up.
Aside from immersing in the water, hippos have a special way to fight off sunburn - they have glands that produce a red, oily fluid, and the fluid is as effective as a sun block. Because of this fluid, we used to think that hippos sweat blood. Actually, hippos don't have sweat glands so they do not sweat at all!
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The red sweat is a natural antibiotic sunscreen to protect them from the heat and sun.
Hippos, and Elephants.
Hippos do not have any special appendages. The animals have four legs and a tail. They do, however, secrete a red sweat that acts as a skin protectant and bug repellent.
Simply by virtue of its size my vote goes to the larger horses.
That is completely wrong, they stay in a school and they don't sweet blood. the pink liquid that they sweat acts like a sun screen and stains their skin red.
When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red.
Yes, hippos sweat. When the sweat is fresh, it is colorless. then mucus gradually turns red orange, then eventually turn into solid, brown gunk. The red-colored secretion scatters light, preventing the hippo from getting sunburned. See the related link for more about hippo sweat.
The Hippo's body is brownish gray with pink spots on the top rbertuca