Did you know Hippos are so dense they cannot float or swim; they walk or bounce along the bottoms of lakes and rivers ?

Did you know despite their short legs and heavy bodies, they can run up to 18 to 22 miles per hour on land ?

Did you know Hippos can't survive for long out of water, because their skin is extremely sensitive to direct sunlight and this is why they secrete a red, oily substance—once thought to be blood—that serves as both a sunscreen and an antibiotic ?

Did you know Hippos can hold their breath for approximately seven minutes, most adult hippos resurface every three to five minutes to breathe and this being an automatic process – even sleeping hippo surface to breathe without waking ?

Did you know baby Hippos swim the moment they are born because they are born underwater ? (Female hippos will actually baby-sit a group of other female's babies.)