Hippos are characterized by large, barrel-shaped torsos, stocky legs, and large mouths containing equally large canine tusks.

Is anything cuter than a baby hippo? Fans of Thailand’s Khoa Kheow Open Zoo don’t think so. The zoo recently held a four-day ...

Hippos, despite the myth, don't produce pink milk. Their white milk can sometimes mix with a reddish secretion, called "blood ...

Related: Hippos unleash poop tornado in response to stranger danger The hippo "sweat" is an oily secretion released by the animal's mucous glands. While it is sometimes referred to as red sweat or ...

Try Hippopotamus sweat. Not only is the sweat of the hippo a fetching shade of red that gradually turns to brown, it acts as a sunscreen and has antibiotic properties, ...

Scientists studying hippo sweat. By MARK GROSSI. Scripps Howard News Service. August 19, 2005 – Some day, you might smear gooey hippo sweat all over your body, and it won’t be for a bizarre ...

Try hippopotamus sweat. Not only is the sweat of the hippo a fetching shade of red that gradually turns to brown, it also acts as a sunscreen and has antibiotic properties, according to Japanese ...

After carefully collecting the fresh sweat of a hippopotamus, chemists have isolated and identified the unstable compounds that give hippo sweat its rusty hue [Nature, 429, 363 (2004)].

FRESNO, Calif. -- Someday, you might smear gooey hippo sweat all over your body, and it won't be for a bizarre ritual or a television reality show. You'll be using a sunscreen with the chemically ...

SOME DAY, you might smear gooey hippo sweat all over your body, and it won’t be for a bizarre ritual or a television reality show. You’ll be using a sunscreen with the chemically manufactured ...

All hippos, including pygmy hippos, produce this secretion. It doesn’t matter what they eat, their bodies produce this “red sweat.” When isolated, these two pigments are highly unstable.