19/01/2024
A magnificent creature roams the waterways with an awe-inspiring presence, the hippo.
While they do spend most of their time submerged in water, hippos cannot swim. The main reason they spend so much time in the water is mainly to protect their extremely sensitive skin from the harsh sun.
They also cannot breathe under water. They need to resurface every 3 โ 5 minutes to breathe. They even do this when sleeping! The motion of surfacing and breathing through their nostrils is an automatic one, so hippos who are deep in their slumber will still subconsciously rise to the top for a breath of air.
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