researchers at the royal veterinary college have found that hippos have the ability to become airborneimes for substantial periods. professorjohn hutchinson, professor of evolutionary biomechanics at the royal veterinary college explains how they become airborne. they use a trotting gate which is particularly when they are diagonal limbs which the left hind in the right front leg them are moving in perfect unison, and the other side are moving like a mirror image of that, it is something that a horse does a medium speed but he opposed were from slow speeds on the way up to fast speeds which is very unusual for four—legged animal and to fast speeds which is very unusual forfour—legged animal and if to fast speeds which is very unusual for four—legged animal and if they move really quickly, it is much into the air suddenly the faster speeds but only a few centimetres off the ground and it's rather hard to see unless you have video or really fast camera. we unless you have video or really fast camera. ~ ., , unless you have video or really fast camera. ~ . , ., ., camera. we are seeing th

the britain's royal veterinary college made the findings, suggesting hippos are able to push the limitse overfrom now you know. our colleagues in london take over from the top of the hour. from the team in washington thank you for your company and have a very good evening. goodbye for now. hello there. there'll be winners and losers when it comes to the weather forecast on thursday. for the far north and west, we will continue to see a rash of showers. it will be quite windy with it, as well. sunny spells elsewhere. the winds really quite a feature right across the country, but the strongest of the winds closest to this area of low pressure, driving in a rash of showers, maybe longer spells of rain at times. but elsewhere, particularly where we had quite a lot of cloud and it was drizzly from time to time on wednesday, will be a better story. more in the way of sunshine coming through. so, by the afternoon, expect this story. we will see these showers and, as i say, some of them heavy, the brighter yellows and greens denoting that. and with the strength of the wind as well, well, those

the britain's royal veterinary college made the findings, suggesting hippos are able to push the limitss. hello there. there'll be winners and losers when it comes to the weather forecast on thursday. for the far north and west, we will continue to see a rash of showers. it could be quite windy with it, as well. sunny spells elsewhere. the winds really quite a feature right across the country, but the strongest of the winds closest to this area of low pressure, driving in a rash of showers, maybe longer spells of rain at times. but elsewhere, particularly where we had quite a lot of cloud and it was drizzly from time to time on wednesday, will be a better story. more in the way of sunshine coming through. so, by the afternoon, expect this story. we will see these showers, and, as i say, some of them heavy, the brighter yellows and greens denoting that. and with the strength of the wind as well, well, those temperatures really struggling, 11—15 degrees. a few showers into northern ireland, not quite as many, and a few showers across northern england. but generally across england and wale

so if you upset a hippopotamus, this comes from research in, the royal veterinary college in north mymms this mymms, hertfordshire. in this country, if you upset a him, a hippo, you better get moving very, very quickly. they run at 18 miles an hour , and 15% of the 18 miles an hour, and 15% of the time they are flying through the air because they propel themselves forward. so fast, all their limbs are off the air and they will fly towards you. their jaws are like the jaws of, you know, granite or concrete will smash around you. so this is a warning. the hippos are very, very dangerous animals. don't pick a fight with them because they'll outrun you. and you will be, stale bread. >> have you ever encountered a hippo? >> i have actually, i have to. i went to in a river in africa, a game reserve in south africa. yeah. and i was, and seeing majestic creatures. terrifying. >> yeah, i did as well. it was majestic. yeah, i did enormous. and then, did what nature does. and then, did what nature does. and you realise the scale of this beast. yeah. but he looks, it looks like a very , lovely it lo