What is this red fluid emerging from the Hippos skin?
For years, people thought that Hippos sweat their blood out, but actually the pink fluid comes out of their skin is an inherent manufactured sunscreen that protect them when the Hippos are out of the water, with their bare skin under the sun.
Source:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3749351.stm
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