Hippos can get airborne when moving at high speeds over land, according to a new study ... and then the two other diagonal limbs – no matter what speed they are moving at, whereas other mammals ...

But hippos, who can hit top speeds of 18mph, are in effect ‘flying’ for 15 per cent of when they are trotting on land. The new insight has come about from Professor John Hutchinson at the ...

That 0.3 seconds in the air may not sound impressive, but hippos weigh up to 2.2 tons. Scientists have been able to catalog how other large animals move on land, but "hippos were a big missing ...

With a large barrel-shaped body, short legs and huge skull, the hippo is the third largest land animal in the world. Adult bulls can reach 4–5m long and weigh four tonnes (4,000kg). Theyhttp ...

These massive, semi-aquatic mammals spend much of their time in water, are surprisingly fast on land, and boast powerful jaws and a herbivorous diet. Hippos are fascinating creatures, often ...

The discovery was made after two hippos at Flamingo Land in North Yorkshire were filmed moving in their paddock. Kieran Holliday, from the zoo and theme park resort near Pickering, said the study ...