its fun fact friday!!! hippo edition...... did you know...... the term, “hippopotamus” has been derived from two greek words, hippo meaning horse and potamos meaning river. that is why it is also known as, “river horse”. after the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest type of land mammal. female hippos give birth to a baby calf one at a time within a time span of two to three years. before and after giving birth, the expecting mother isolates herself for a time period of 10 to 44 days along with the baby. the mother then nurses the baby for 12 months, stays by it in the early years and protects it. just like other mammals the female hippos feed their babies with their own milk, but one thing that differentiates the hippo’s milk with others’ is its color. the color of hippo’s milk is bright pink. the reason why it is pink is that hippo secretes two kind of unique acids called hipposudoric acid and norhipposudoric acid. hippos are the only mammals that produce pink milk. not so fun.... hippos are poached for their teeth too.... #WhoseSideAreYouOn #Hippo #IvoryEqualsDeath
Posted on: Fri, 02 Jan 2015 12:50:07 +0000
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