Do hippopotamuses actually have pink sweat?

Answer 1

Hippo Sweat Pink

Answer 2

For additional protection from the sun, skin of hippopotamuses secretes a natural sunscreen substance which is red-colored. This secretion is sometimes referred to as "blood sweat," but is neither blood nor sweat. This secretion starts out colorless and turns red-orange within minutes, eventually becoming brown. There are two distinct pigments that have been identified in the secretions, red and orange. The two pigments are highly acidic compounds. They are known as red pigment hipposudoric acid and orange one norhipposudoric acid. The red pigment was found to inhibit the growth of disease-causing bacteria, lending credence to the theory that the secretion has an antibiotic effect

Answer 3

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Do hippopotamuses actually have pink sweat?

Answer 4

For additional protection from the sun, their skin secretes a natural sunscreen substance which is red-colored. This secretion is sometimes referred to as "blood sweat," but is neither blood nor sweat. This secretion starts out colorless and turns red-orange within minutes, eventually becoming brown. There are two distinct pigments that have been identified in the secretions, red and orange. The two pigments are highly acidic compounds. They are known as red pigment hipposudoric acid and orange one norhipposudoric acid. The red pigment was found to inhibit the growth of disease-causing bacteria, lending credence to the theory that the secretion has an antibiotic effect. The light absorption of both pigments peaks in the ultraviolet range, creating a sunscreen effect. Hippos all over the world secrete the pigments, so it does not appear that food is the source of the pigments. Instead, the animals may synthesize the pigments from precursors such as the amino acid tyrosine.

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Answer 5

No, but they have reddish sweat.

After carefully collecting the fresh sweat of a hippopotamus, chemists have isolated and identified the unstable compounds that give hippo sweat its rusty hue. Because the compounds absorb light in the UV-visible range (200–600 nm), the researchers suspect that the pigments protect the hippo's dermis like a sunscreen does. It is found that they are actually an organic sunscreen. They act as a defence to infra red and UV rays of the sun.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

my answer is short..
hippopotamusess secret reddish sweat bcoz their sweat glands are differently adapted

Answer 8

Yes...........