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Show yj Peculiarity of tha Hippopotamus At Ume3 till; htpp "ratus exudes what has been described as a "bloody sweat." Microscopically examined, tho exudation is found to consist of a gie.it number of ml- " coloiless bodies, leseir.'illng the jlorless corpuscles cor-puscles of the blood, and a smaller number of pink-colored bodies, made up of some crstai. n substance forming clusters of rodllka and trl-radiate trl-radiate form. These, becoming dissolved, dis-solved, ghe the surrounr"ng fluid medium me-dium a deeper pink color thau that ob-ervabe ob-ervabe befofe dissolution took place. Potb the colored and colorless matter appear to be exuded by special pcres in tho skin which dlapla;- activity only immediately after the creatuie has 1 left tho water. N |