Dr. Rebecca Lewison
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They are not. Nope.
They are not. Nope.
They don't sweat blood, but it is sort of a reddish orange pigment. And that is something that people have isolated because they were able to get it off a captive hippo. And a fantastic group of scientists from Japan in 2004 was able to extract some and figure out like, molecularly, chemically, what's going on here. And it's just, as you said, it's not blood.
They don't sweat blood, but it is sort of a reddish orange pigment. And that is something that people have isolated because they were able to get it off a captive hippo. And a fantastic group of scientists from Japan in 2004 was able to extract some and figure out like, molecularly, chemically, what's going on here. And it's just, as you said, it's not blood.
They don't sweat blood, but it is sort of a reddish orange pigment. And that is something that people have isolated because they were able to get it off a captive hippo. And a fantastic group of scientists from Japan in 2004 was able to extract some and figure out like, molecularly, chemically, what's going on here. And it's just, as you said, it's not blood.
It is a secretion, but it is a sunscreen and probably an antibiotic. Oh. And we think that that secretion both protects them from the sun, which we know is very important. We talked about hippos, the need for water and important for their thermal regulation, but also that secretion seems to be an important antibiotic.
It is a secretion, but it is a sunscreen and probably an antibiotic. Oh. And we think that that secretion both protects them from the sun, which we know is very important. We talked about hippos, the need for water and important for their thermal regulation, but also that secretion seems to be an important antibiotic.
It is a secretion, but it is a sunscreen and probably an antibiotic. Oh. And we think that that secretion both protects them from the sun, which we know is very important. We talked about hippos, the need for water and important for their thermal regulation, but also that secretion seems to be an important antibiotic.
I wish I had it, right? I could really use that sunscreen.
I wish I had it, right? I could really use that sunscreen.
I wish I had it, right? I could really use that sunscreen.
You know, I've asked for a couple other places. Like she does seem to have a very lively personality. Nothing that she's done that I've seen, it seems like out of the ordinary. Anybody who's taken care of kids, like they open their mouth all the time. They're pretty demanding and they want attention. And she seems to be extremely healthy and just, you know, a lively pygmy hippo.
You know, I've asked for a couple other places. Like she does seem to have a very lively personality. Nothing that she's done that I've seen, it seems like out of the ordinary. Anybody who's taken care of kids, like they open their mouth all the time. They're pretty demanding and they want attention. And she seems to be extremely healthy and just, you know, a lively pygmy hippo.
You know, I've asked for a couple other places. Like she does seem to have a very lively personality. Nothing that she's done that I've seen, it seems like out of the ordinary. Anybody who's taken care of kids, like they open their mouth all the time. They're pretty demanding and they want attention. And she seems to be extremely healthy and just, you know, a lively pygmy hippo.
One thing that's been wonderful about having Mudang on the scene is that people know about pygmy hippos. And a lot of people maybe didn't even know they existed. They're not just smaller common hippos. This is a separate species. It's endangered. And, you know, I think This will be the only opportunity for most people to ever see a pygmy hippo.
One thing that's been wonderful about having Mudang on the scene is that people know about pygmy hippos. And a lot of people maybe didn't even know they existed. They're not just smaller common hippos. This is a separate species. It's endangered. And, you know, I think This will be the only opportunity for most people to ever see a pygmy hippo.
One thing that's been wonderful about having Mudang on the scene is that people know about pygmy hippos. And a lot of people maybe didn't even know they existed. They're not just smaller common hippos. This is a separate species. It's endangered. And, you know, I think This will be the only opportunity for most people to ever see a pygmy hippo.
In fact, even people who study pygmy hippos, again, we only got pictures of them in the wild in 2006 from remote cameras, not a person with a camera, a camera out there by itself. There's so much we don't know. And I think that having more people aware of pygmy hippos is great. The thing that really upset me about the story is knowing that people threw things in the enclosure.
In fact, even people who study pygmy hippos, again, we only got pictures of them in the wild in 2006 from remote cameras, not a person with a camera, a camera out there by itself. There's so much we don't know. And I think that having more people aware of pygmy hippos is great. The thing that really upset me about the story is knowing that people threw things in the enclosure.
In fact, even people who study pygmy hippos, again, we only got pictures of them in the wild in 2006 from remote cameras, not a person with a camera, a camera out there by itself. There's so much we don't know. And I think that having more people aware of pygmy hippos is great. The thing that really upset me about the story is knowing that people threw things in the enclosure.