Hippo Sweat

I watched this documentary on the National Geographic channel yesterday on hippos while folding small mountains of laundry. First off I think hippos are some of the goofiest looking animals out there, but they are kind of cute, too. I definitely would NOT want to encounter one in the wild, though. They can be nasty AND they shoot poo out their bums when angry while flinging it everywhere by wagging their tails really fast. So gross! But the cool thing I learned about hippos is about their sweat. I know, I know, weird but so interesting. Just trust me on this one. Hippos sweat all the time and their sweat is red in color. It almost looks like they are bleeding out their pores. Hippo sweat, according to the scientists on this show, contains sunblock and has amazing antiseptic properties! WOW!!! I think this is so cool and such a testament to the importance and proof of intelligent design ;) Anyway, once you think about it, of course the hippo would need sunblock! They are in the water most of the time and live in the hot, hot sun. Plus, hippos fight all the time and gnash each other with those gigantic teeth creating huge wounds on their skin. Have you ever seen a hippo with an infected wound? Me either thanks to their sweat's antiseptic properties. Since they live in the hot, hot sun they are going to sweat a lot in order to stay cool. Naturally a good place for this sunblock would be in the sweat and the natural "neosporin" would be in the sweat. See, I told you it would be cool. Aren't you glad that you kept on reading? Wouldn't that be crazy if some dude started marketing bottles of hippo sweat as a natural sunblock? Think about that one.