Lungs are only good for breathing air, which is what hippos and other aquatic mammals such as whales, seals and manatees must do. That said, hippos are able to breathe air while being almost entirely submerged, thanks to high-set nostrils that protrude out of the water. These can be seale...
Dolphins & Hippos In fact, the closest living relative of the cetaceans (including the dolphin) is thehippopotamus! Around 50 million years ago in the Indian subcontinent, even-toed ungulates began to adapt to an aquatic lifestyle. Over time they gradually evolved to become totally dependent on ...
Yes, whales are mammals whose bodies have evolved for an aquatic existence. Despite having flippers and a tail rather than arms and legs, whales possess all of the characteristics of mammals, and are related to land mammals such as hippos. In order to prove this, we need to take a deeper...
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines....
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines...
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines...
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines...
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines...
The hippopotamus, Greek for "river horse,” are semi-aquatic mammals of sub-Saharan Africa thatspend up to 16 hoursof their day submerged in water. They’re not gentle giants, however; male hipposare incredibly territorial, can run up to 20 miles an hour, and attack with 20-inch canines...
Are Whales Related to Hippos? Kraig Becker For well over a century, scientists debated whether hippopotamuses and whales were related: The relationship between cetaceans and land-based ungulates was first proposed in 1883. Before the breakthroughs in molecular science of the late 20th and early 21st...