How does a hippo make its own sunscreen?
Posted by staff / May 20, 2010
If you’re one of those people who hate slathering on sunscreen, be happy you don’t have to use the mucuslike, blood-red, smelly variety that hippos rely on. Although hippos produce their own sunblock, they’re out of luck with towels and sunglasses.
Hippo sunscreen is actually the thick sweat that hippos produce to protect their skin from the sun. Learn why red hippo sunscreen is such powerful stuff.
Full article at HowStuffWorks.com.
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