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Which animal's skin is 5cm thick?

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15y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

A matured hippo's skin can attain thicknesses of 1 1/2 - 2 inches, or 3.81 to 5.08 cm thick. It is said that the skin is also almost bulletproof.

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