2006-09-16 10:17:04 · 8 answers · asked by bla d 1 in Pets ➔ Other - Pets
It's not really sweat, but they release a pink/red substance that helps protect them from the sun.
2006-09-16 10:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by Shaun 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah! Now this is a question that has baffled folks over the years! Some have stated that hippo's do not sweat but others have, and rightly so, disclaimed this as pure fantasy - as anyone would know, lugging that huge frame around would bring anyone or anything out in a sweat. Perhaps that is the reason for why hippo's live on land and in water....they need the refreshment to cool down their sweating bodies. As for the colour....we've not been up that close and personal to a hippo so therefore, alas, we cannot fully answer your question but we would like to think it is all the colours of the rainbow so as to bring some colour to the dull grey of the hippo's thick hide. xx
2016-03-27 04:20:01 · answer #2 · answered by Diana 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
pink! it acts as a natural sunsreen for the hippo in the hot day
2006-09-16 10:26:22 · answer #3 · answered by okapi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
healthy hippo sweat is pink.
2006-09-16 10:24:52 · answer #4 · answered by S.A.M. Gunner 7212 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
whats the point of this question
when will you ever need to know that
2006-09-16 15:45:17 · answer #5 · answered by Lele07 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why is this important to you?
but, if you must know.......same as yours.......look in the mirror to figure that one out
2006-09-16 10:18:37 · answer #6 · answered by Jody SweetG 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know. It doesn't really matter, anyway.
2006-09-16 10:24:26 · answer #7 · answered by THE LONER 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its pink !!
2006-09-16 10:50:07 · answer #8 · answered by cold, but i'm still here ♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋