 Yes, as fun to say as it sounds. A new study finds the large animals, which on average, a little more than two tons, can actually go airborne on land. It's not a Dumbo thing. CNN reports the Royal Veterinary College in the UK says while hippos spend most of their time in the water, they can actually get on all four of their limbs off the ground at the same time. We knew they could be fast on land,