Non-nonsensical headline and brief summary of hipoos gaits: evidently they have been observed reaching a trot, which does include moments where two feet are coming up, and two down, thus for that brief moment, the hippo is ‘suspended’ or… “”“airborne”“”.
https://www.horsesandus.com/the-4-basic-horse-gaits-explained/
Neat breakdown of walk vs trot vs canter vs gallop, for horses.
https://www.downtoearth.org.in/wildlife-biodiversity/hippos-dont-fly-but-the-massive-animals-can-get-airborne-2
Non-nonsensical headline and brief summary of hipoos gaits: evidently they have been observed reaching a trot, which does include moments where two feet are coming up, and two down, thus for that brief moment, the hippo is ‘suspended’ or… “”“airborne”“”.