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Analysis shows hippos get all four feet off the ground simultaneously for up to 15% of the time when running at full speed.

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Scientists have identified a gene which, when missing or impaired, can cause obesity, behavioural problems and, in mothers, postnatal depression. The discovery, reported today in Cell, may have wider ...