That blood-like secretion that appears on hippopotamus skin is neither sweat nor blood. It’s actually a mixture of antibacterial lotion and sunscreen. Scientists have identified the “red sweat ...

Many have heard rumors that hippo milk is unique in the animal kingdom, if only for its color. Such beliefs have sparked ...

Is anything cuter than a baby hippo? Fans of Thailand’s Khoa Kheow Open Zoo don’t think so. The zoo recently held a four-day festival dedicated to their most famous resident: a pygmy hippo named Moo ...

The hippo "sweat" is an oily secretion released by the animal's mucous glands. While it is sometimes referred to as red sweat or blood sweat, it is neither blood nor sweat but a combination of ...

Also, hippo sweat contains both a red and an orange pigment, which may act as sunscreens. The startling color can make it look as if hippos are sweating blood. Whales ...

First studied in Africa during the 1980s, "blood sweat" is a multifunctional compound that serves as a B ug repellent, A ntibiotic, A ntiseptic, L otion, and S unscreen (B.A.A.L.S.).

Hippos have no actual sweat glands, but they do have mucus glands, which release an oily secretion people frequently refer to as "blood sweat." ...