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What swimming skills does a hippopotamus have?

Question #150481. Asked by psnz.
Last updated Jan 16 2024.
Originally posted Jan 16 2024 9:36 PM.

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None! They are too dense to float so they walk on the bottom instead. A drop-off would be deadly for a hippo as they also can not breathe underwater! Hippos like to get as low in the water as they can when it is hot and they can jump up to take a breath when they need to.

link https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/hippopotamus

link https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2023/06/19/can-hippos-swim/70229434007/
Response last updated by BigTriviaDawg on Jan 16 2024.
Jan 16 2024, 9:40 PM
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