A hippo's tooth is about 13 in. wide. :)
Hippos do not need protecting from much. Their thick skin helps to protects them from the sun and a variety of insects.
No they can't, their skin is too thick to burn
Pachyderm - pachy means "thick" and derm means "skin".
hippos are killed for their skin because it is extremely thick and long lasting.
relatively thin
Yes, they are a group of African and Asian mammals that are called Pachyderms, which means thick-skinned.
The skin of any animal varies in thickness. In places a fully grown hippopotamus has hide four inches thick
A megalodon tooth is the biggest tooth in the world. It is around 180 millimeters (7.1 inches).
A pachyderm is an animal with a tough hide and hooves. This includes animals such as elephants, rhinos, and hippos.
Hippos have a thick skin covering, to protect their body. Practically hairless, its smooth skin very delicate. The hippo's skin excretes an oily liquid (red in colour), which keeps the skin moist and protected from the sun, when it is out of water.
hippos
The collective nouns are a bloat of hippos, a crash of hippos, or a herd of hippos.