Hippos can launch themselves airborne for split seconds at a time, surprising scientists
Hippos can launch themselves airborne for split seconds at a time, surprising scientists
www.businessinsider.com Hippos can launch themselves airborne for split seconds at a time, surprising scientists
Researchers realized hippos become airborne when they trot. They made the discovery watching footage that showed hippos fully lifting off the ground.
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Is this also called jumping?
Many mammals and other animals are capable of this.
Edit: in fact I’m having a difficult time thinking of animals that can’t do this. Maybe turtles and worms? Shellfish, cephalopods?
Just another reason to make them even more scary.
they fly now!
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