The red pigment also has antibacterial properties, which work to protect the hippo from certain pathogens and accelerate its recovery from wounds. River horse. The hippopotamus-or river horse - is a belligerent creature, which puzzled the ancient Greeks by apparently sweating blood. In fact, the thick red substance, which oozes from glands all over its skin, is one of the hippo's many ingenious survival tools.
A gastrografin enema is an X-ray of the large intestine that includes the colon and rectum. It is used to diagnose problems such as obstructions and perforations in the bowel.
Foie gras (/ËfwÉËËÉ¡rÉË/ , French for fat liver) is a luxury food product made of the liver of a duck or goose that has been specially fattened. By French law, foie gras is defined as the liver of a duck or goose fattened by force-feeding corn with a feeding tube, a process also known as gavage.In Spain and other countries outside of France it is occasionally produced using natural feeding.ucks are typically slaughtered at 100 days and geese at 112 days. Foie gras is a popular and well-known delicacy in French cuisine. Its flavor is described as rich, buttery, and delicate, unlike that of an ordinary duck or goose liver.