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Do hippos sweat

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Yes, hippos sweat. When the sweat is fresh, it is colorless. then mucus gradually turns red orange, then eventually turn into solid, brown gunk.

The red-colored secretion scatters light, preventing the hippo from getting sunburned. See the related link for more about hippo sweat.

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Their skin secretes a natural sunscreen substance which is red-colored. The secretion is sometimes referred to as "blood sweat," but is neither blood nor sweat. This secretion is initially colorless and turns red-orange within minutes, eventually becoming brown. Two distinct pigments have been identified in the secretions, one red and one orange. The two pigments are highly acidic compounds. They are known as red pigment hipposudoric acid and orange pigment norhipposudoric acid. The red pigment was found to inhibit the growth of disease-causing bacteria. The light absorption of both pigments peaks in the ultraviolet range, creating a sunscreen effect. All hippos, even those with different diets secrete the pigments, so it does not appear that food is the source of the pigments. Instead, the animals may synthesize the pigments from precursors such as the amino acid tyrosine.

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the sweat becomes red.

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yes it goes from pink to blue

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hippos do not even have red sweat.

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