Hippos can become airborne at high speed, full trot: Study
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For the first time, researchers found that hippopotamuses lift all four limbs off the ground when moving at high speeds over land, according to a new study. Researchers at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in the United Kingdom discovered this after analyzing video footage of hippos at Flamingo Land, a theme park in North Yorkshire, England.
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The Independent
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Guarda mamma, un ippopotamo che vola. Insomma, quasi. Sta facendo molto discutere uno studio del Royal Veterinary College (RVC), nel Regno Unito, in cui si analizzano “169 cicli di movimenti di 32 esemplari di ippopotamo”. Il risultato è che per il 15% del tempo in cui questi grossi animali si muovono compiono movimenti staccano contemporaneamente quattro zampe da terra. Gli studiosi segnalano che dei movimenti degli ippopotami ad oggi si sa poc…