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yes hippos can float
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Maude Kulas
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∙ 15y agoI'm not sure but 90% is a nooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Because a hippo cannot jump, it can be confined by a ditch that it cannot either walk through or step over and by a fence that it either cannot step over or knock down. A full grown hippo has a hide that alone can weigh half a ton. (There are pygmy hippos that weigh only 400-600 pounds.) The problem with jumping is that the weight of the muscles needed for a jump would add so much to the basic weight that they would raise, again, in a never-ending cycle, the muscle mass needed for the jump. This problem of muscle mass versus needed strength is what prevents elephants from jumping, too. For a fascinating essay on the size of living things and the implications of size, see "The Size of Living Things," in Man and the Modern World, selected essays of Julian Huxley.
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∙ 12y agoAdult hippos can't swim. This may seem odd since they do spend a lot of time in the water. They hold their breath well and are adapted in many ways for semiaquatic life. But they can't swim. In fact adult hippos can't even float, probably because they're too dense, and although they look fat, their percentage of fat is low.
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∙ 16y agoYa, they can, now if you're talking about elephants, they cannot jump.
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∙ 14y agoAre you really that dumb of course hippos can run they can run up to 18mph
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∙ 14y agono because the it will break the floor
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∙ 15y agoNo hippos cant jump
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∙ 14y agoOnly just up past the elephants.
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Can baby hippos float?
yes hippos can float hope that helps :)
Why do hippos swim?
Hippos can't swim! Their bodies are to dense to float!
Why can't hippos float in water?
Given their size, one might say hippos can't float because hippos seem too heavy to swim. One would be wrong. The hippo's fat makes it buoyant so it can float very well. On the other hand Hippos do not really swim. Their method of travel is very simple: they walk, or bound, if underwater.
Can Hippopotamus swim?
hippos could probly swim if they had to but most of the time they just float in shallow waterAdult hippos can't swim. This may seem odd since they do spend a lot of time in the water. They hold their breath well and are adapted in many ways for semiaquatic life. But they can't swim. In fact adult hippos can't even float, probably because they're too dense, and although they look fat, their percentage of fat is low.
Can a hippopotamus swim?
Young hippos do swim, but older hippos generally propel themselves through water by thrusting against the bottom using their legs. This is because an adult hippo is not usually buoyant (doesn't float). So they must surface every few minutes to breathe, which they do automatically while sleeping. While hippos can travel in water at a top speed of maybe 5 miles per hour, they can run on land up to 25 miles per hour or even a little faster for short distances. Hippos can swim when they are young but when they are older they walk along the bottom of the river.
How fast can hippos swim?
Adult hippos can't swim. This may seem odd since they do spend a lot of time in the water. They hold their breath well and are adapted in many ways for semiaquatic life. But they can't swim. In fact adult hippos can't even float, probably because they're too dense, and although they look fat, their percentage of fat is low.
What are hippos mixed with?
hippos
What is the collective noun for hippos?
The collective nouns are a bloat of hippos, a crash of hippos, or a herd of hippos.
Do hippos camouflage?
do hippos hibernate
What are the three hippos called?
what hippos
What are hippos enimes?
well the male hippos enimes are humans and other hippos what he said ^
Can hippos swim?
Yes they can swim at an average of 6 mph.I think they can also flyAdult hippos can't swim. This may seem odd since they do spend a lot of time in the water. They hold their breath well and are adapted in many ways for semiaquatic life. But they can't swim. In fact adult hippos can't even float, probably because they're too dense, and although they look fat, their percentage of fat is low.Since they can't swim they navigate the water by walking on the bottom.
