![🔥 Despite all the adaptations for life in the water, the hippopotamus cannot swim - they can't even float. This is due to the dense structure of their bones and the weight 🔥 Despite all the adaptations for life in the water, the hippopotamus cannot swim - they can't even float. This is due to the dense structure of their bones and the weight](https://external-preview.redd.it/WoQxHtLxTA6Hf9dZW2MDqknbUk5wLBSCVBokn5cDdzo.png?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6bd658c6125fe966eb4aba3e5ef1f6b9490e0f3)
🔥 Despite all the adaptations for life in the water, the hippopotamus cannot swim - they can't even float. This is due to the dense structure of their bones and the weight
![hippopotame HIPPO WALKING UNDERWATER HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS SAN DIEGO ZOO CALIFORNIA African amphibious amphibius animal animals Stock Photo - Alamy hippopotame HIPPO WALKING UNDERWATER HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS SAN DIEGO ZOO CALIFORNIA African amphibious amphibius animal animals Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/B5DWYK/hippopotame-hippo-walking-underwater-hippopotamus-amphibius-san-diego-B5DWYK.jpg)
hippopotame HIPPO WALKING UNDERWATER HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS SAN DIEGO ZOO CALIFORNIA African amphibious amphibius animal animals Stock Photo - Alamy
![Hippos can't really swim. Their big bones are too dense and heavy, so they just push off the ground, walking or bouncing off the bottom. : r/Awwducational Hippos can't really swim. Their big bones are too dense and heavy, so they just push off the ground, walking or bouncing off the bottom. : r/Awwducational](https://external-preview.redd.it/gJVKQQQ-QCNdeleXNFWLRj2oOepqibr9fTr8ufCRf7o.jpg?format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=645f4fa54e8147b081a11d4b2e4b23257f173e19)