Besides elephants and rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses are the largest living land animal. Though they resemble giant pigs, their ...

The confusion likely arises from a unique secretion that hippos produce, commonly referred to as "blood sweat." This secretion, which serves as a natural sunscreen and moisturizer for their skin ...

even though it contains neither blood nor true sweat. The hippopotamus’s skin is extremely sensitive and prone to drying out.

It’s been almost half a year since hearts worldwide were stolen by the playful antics of one adorable baby hippo-potato, Moo ...

The viral baby hippos’ lovable characteristics, such as their blushing cheeks and shiny skin, are caused by secretions called blood sweat. Blood sweat is a pink fluid that pygmy hippos ooze out ...