Hippo
Hippos can grow to 15 feetin length, 5 feet in height to the shoulder, and weigh from 3-5 tons. The Hippopotamus is usually a grayish brown color to a muddy brown color; and sometimes they have a purplish tint to them. They have thick, gray-black-pinkish, hairless skin. The eyes and nostrils protude, letting the animal spend most of the day underwater to stay cool and to prevent sunburn. Their skin weighs a ton, it's a 4cm thick, bullet-proof and is 25% of their weight. They have two distinct pigments that are red and orange, they are highly acidic compounds. The light absorption of both of the pigments shows an ultraviolet color that creates a sunscreen effect. They have tusks and a bite that is so powerful that they can snap a canoe or crocodile in half.
Hippos have no sweat glands. To prevent their skin from cracking in the heat, they have been provided them with pores that secrete a dark pink protective fluid.
Hippos have a central nervous system containing a brain and a spinal cord. All components are somatic in origin. Hippos have white and gray brain matter. The white contains the nerve fibers and the gray the nerve cell bodies.
Hippos have no sweat glands. To prevent their skin from cracking in the heat, they have been provided them with pores that secrete a dark pink protective fluid.
Hippos have a central nervous system containing a brain and a spinal cord. All components are somatic in origin. Hippos have white and gray brain matter. The white contains the nerve fibers and the gray the nerve cell bodies.