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found in Africa

weighs between 3,300 – 4,000 lbs

spend up to 16 hours a day submerged in rivers and lakes

consume about 80 pounds of grass per night

give birth in water

typically live for around 45 years

male hippopotamus is called a ‘bull’

female hippopotamus is called a ‘cow’

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/hippopotamus.html

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secrete an oily red substance (hipposudoric acid)

1. skin moistener and sunblock 
2. provides protection against germs

people believed that they sweat blood because of its deep red color

not technically sweat

1. produced by glands underneath the skin rather than in it

http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/hippopotamus/

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sunscreen is good for a max of two hours

many sunscreen chemicals are absorbed into the body and can be measured in blood, breast milk and urine samples.

]]> 2016-09-18 21:21:01 UTC https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124590970 jcmurry https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124591014

sweating and swimming causes sunscreen to wear off even faster

there isn’t such a thing as “waterproof” sunscreen

sunscreen can’t block out 100 percent of the sun’s UVB rays

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/05/sunscreen-mistakes-tips_n_3377817.html

]]> 2016-09-18 21:21:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124591014 jcmurry https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124591245 2016-09-18 21:25:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124591245 jcmurry https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124594084 I decided to add a hippo the front of the bottle. Since the main ingredient in the sunscreen is a substance that the hippo produces, this animal should be on the front of the bottle. ]]> 2016-09-18 22:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124594084 jcmurry https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124594334 I decided to make the sunscreen as a spray as well. Since many people are using spray sunscreen instead of lotion, I think many people would use the spray. ]]> 2016-09-18 22:14:57 UTC https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124594334 jcmurry https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124596560 Scientists will mimic the oily red substance that hippos secrete. Once this happens, this can be the main ingredient in sunscreen. Green dye can be added to the substance to neutralize the color. This new sunscreen will act as an SPF, skin moisturizer, and antibiotic.]]> 2016-09-18 22:52:51 UTC https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124596560 jcmurry https://padlet.com/jcmurry/c06g9hf8l6rc/wish/124597036

There is a need for a more beneficial sunscreen 

Humans won't have to worry about sunscreen being harmful

Humans won't have to worry about the sunscreen coming off when they get wet

People won't burn as easily 

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