Researchers discover hippos briefly lift all their feet off the ground when trotting.
The Royal Veterinary College team made the discovery based on footage of hippos at a theme park.
This gait is rare for large animals and is similar to the way horses run.
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Nearly 150 years later, modern video footage has shown that hippos run in a similar way, and it's something no one expected.
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