Is it true that hippopotamuses have bullet proof skin?

Subject: Is it true that hippopotamuses have bullet proof skin?

Date: Fri Sep 28 23:36:23 2001
Posted by Katie
Grade level: nonaligned School: No school entered.
City: Indianapolis State/Province: IN Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 1001734583.Zo

Message:


I am asking because it was a trivia question on a radio station and I was 
wondering if that was true because they are hunted, aren't they?  If there skin 
is bullet proof, how are they hunted?  Is it cruel, does it need to be 
stopped?  Are they in danger of becoming endangered or extinct?

Re: Is it true that hippopotamuses have bullet proof skin?

Current Queue | Current Queue for Zoology | Zoology archives

Try the links in the MadSci Library for more information on Zoology.