When looking at a hippo it wouldn’t be unreasonable to assume it swims like a manatee.
I can appreciate they’re pretty quick on land despite their little legs, I imagine there is mad power in those stumpy bois. But in the water how do they get any real propulsion and how do they glide through with such wide and seemingly non hydrodynamic bodies?
I’ve seen videos of them chasing down speedboats, it defies logic. What’s going on under there?
In: Biology
They’re super dense. Humans float pretty well in water, so it’s hard to push your way through because you have very little leverage. Hippos on the other hand sink to the bottom, then run along the floor. If a human tried that, they would just flail around, but a hippo can actually push off the ground to move themselves.
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