Hippo milk is pink.
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“The reason why it is pink is that hippo secretes two kind of unique acids called “Hipposudoric acid” and “Norhipposudoric acid“. The two acids got their names from the word Hippopotamus.
The Hipposudoric acid is reddish in color and often known as, “Blood Sweat” (hipposudoric, referring to hippo sweat), although its neither blood nor sweat. While the other, Norhipposudoric acid is bright orange. Both these acids are strong enough to minimize the growth of the bacteria on the Hippo’s skin. These acids also act as a sunscreen for the Hippo’s skin as they absorb the UV rays that destroy the skin cells. In a milking Hippo the two acids get combined with the white milk and thus pink colored milk is ejected.”
Something interesting about hippo milk is that it can be used to feed baby hippos. Also I saw in a Vsauce video that it is possible for an animal to live completely off its mothers milk. In addition Hippo milk is pink.
It’s pink. I just recently read that.
Hippo milk is pink.
The following has been copied for a websites linked below:
“The reason why it is pink is that hippo secretes two kind of unique acids called “Hipposudoric acid” and “Norhipposudoric acid“. The two acids got their names from the word Hippopotamus.
The Hipposudoric acid is reddish in color and often known as, “Blood Sweat” (hipposudoric, referring to hippo sweat), although its neither blood nor sweat. While the other, Norhipposudoric acid is bright orange. Both these acids are strong enough to minimize the growth of the bacteria on the Hippo’s skin. These acids also act as a sunscreen for the Hippo’s skin as they absorb the UV rays that destroy the skin cells. In a milking Hippo the two acids get combined with the white milk and thus pink colored milk is ejected.”
Check this website out for more details: http://factslist.net/2013/01/why-hippos-milk-is-pink-10-random-facts-about-hippos/
(That is where I got my information from.)
It comes from a hippo. No other type of milk comes from a hippo.
Something interesting about hippo milk is that it can be used to feed baby hippos. Also I saw in a Vsauce video that it is possible for an animal to live completely off its mothers milk. In addition Hippo milk is pink.