Hippos do not fart through their mouths. Sadly, like the rest of us, the hippo has to settle for secreting all its unwanted gases through a tiny hole in its backside. Well, they say that among schoolchildren really and this may be correct in the case of hippos. Naturally, any slyly slid out fart is smelled with disdain by anyone who gets close. But a matter of seconds will pass before the arid aroma is a mere memory.
Distasteful as a human fart may be, it is of no further consequence once it has dissipated. In contrast, a hippo fart, once dealt and smelt, can far outstay its welcome. To illustrate the potency of methane, it is reportedly 21 times more detrimental to our ecosystem than carbon dioxide.
Hippos have a complex three-chambered stomach that helps them digest an average of 40 kg of grass every single day. If you ate 40 kg of grass every day you can only imagine how bad your farts would smell. Other ruminant animals, such as cows, chew their cud. That means they chew partly digested food over and over. Hippos do not. All their digestion takes place in the stomach, which creates an incredible volume of methane gases.
At its flatulent finest, the hippo can dispense a daily deluge of smelling gases. Belonging to a group referred to as ruminant animals, which also includes Cape buffalo , hippos chew on grass then fart out methane. So every long hippo fart can potentially have an affect on climate. Research was conducted by Sydney Zoo to see what measures could be taken to offset the considerable effects of ruminant creatures living and farting in the same vicinity.
Predictably, the results were not positive. And hippo poo plays an integral role in fertilizing the African savanna , so they ultimately help to support an incredible variety of other animals. Sure, farts are funny, but like schoolchildren in a playground there is a great degree of mystery. Hippo farts are practically silent and hopefully this article has debunked myths about these remarkable animals. Well, how about going on an African safari , connecting with your wild side, and finding out for yourself.
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Hi, do you know of any actual hippo farts being recorded? I was disappointed that the video in question has been doctored. Be in bubbles or a subtle flap, is there any authentic audio that exists? In this case, it seems that most people on video sharing platforms are only looking for clicks and views …. The best way to find out the truth is definitely on a safari you might even be lucky enough to record hard evidence! There were meat eaters like the fearsome Tyrannosaurus, and there were giants like sauropods that ate only plants.
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