Hippos can’t technically swim

The perfect combination of buoyancy and bone density allows them to “fly” thorough water at speeds of 5mph, (8 kph)

propelling themselves using intermittent ground contact, like astronauts on a moon walk https://t.co/4R09I4t11C https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1807424456471830528/pu/vid/avc1/640x800/wAbCLVodCbyVFJ7Q.mp4?tag=12