Turning to nature for inspiration is the key to constructing a lot of things, from very tall buildings, shaped after bamboo, to, apparently, sunscreen, which now researchers believe can be successfully made from hippo sweat. While this may disgust some, it could, indeed, prove to be the best protection anyone could h... |
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1. The closest relatives of the hippopotamus are ...the whales and dolphins!2-3 million years ago, there were numerous species of hippopotamus, including outside mainland Africa in Europe (UK included), Asia (plus Sri Lanka), and Madagascar. Hippopotamus gorgops, which inhabited deeper waters than the current species... |
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