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[–]MrSparky 29 points30 points ago

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To quote Wikipedia -

"Hippos are very aggressive towards humans, whom they commonly attack whether in boats or on land with no apparent provocation."

...and you go giving this one his first taste of human flesh?

Yer a Monster!

[–]scorpionMaster 11 points12 points ago

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Harry!

[–]ShamAbram 4 points5 points ago

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Some speculate the Hippo is man's greatest enemy. The deniers were found floating in a pool of blood with a picture of Peter Potamus clutched in their broken fists. Conspiracy? or Consppopotamousy?

[–]theskabus 1 point2 points ago

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I FUCKING LOVE THUMBS

[–]LuckyAmeliza 11 points12 points ago

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This is actually a baby Pygmy Hippo which is much, much smaller and far less aggressive than their larger brethren.
edit: Size comparison

[–]Athene_Wins 6 points7 points ago

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That babby hippo could bite your finger off. No joke. 10x Stronger jaws than an adult human.

[–]ParallaxParadigm 25 points26 points ago

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Hippos are mammals, ergo they have fur (hair).

[–]echopaff 13 points14 points ago

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Downvotes for stating scientific fact? This is a silly website sometimes.

[–]ParallaxParadigm 5 points6 points ago

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Appreciate the support.

[–]Thracks 4 points5 points ago

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Reddit excels at three things: reposts, assimilating memes and cognitive dissonance.

[–]GingerTats 1 point2 points ago

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They said it was furless, not completely hairless.

[–]ParallaxParadigm 0 points1 point ago

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[–]GingerTats 1 point2 points ago

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In that specific context, yes. However generally speaking fur describes the complete coverage of hair, as does coat, pelt, etc. In other words hair is the item, and fur is it's multiple. Every mammal has hair, not every mammal has fur.

[–]ParallaxParadigm 0 points1 point ago

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Hair can also refer to the plural of the item - for example, we humans have hair all over our bodies. I see your point, but am unconvinced.

[–]GingerTats 0 points1 point ago

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Yes but do the the thickness and inconsistency of our hair, it is not described as fur.

[–]Possession_Sound -1 points0 points ago

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Hipp Hopp is music, ergo they are "right thurr."

[–]Starstuck8 0 points1 point ago

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They have whiskers at least.

[–]I0I0I0I 2 points3 points ago

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What a strange creature.

[–]Possession_Sound 1 point2 points ago

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I believe you can even see the fur on its ear...

[–]jackskidney 1 point2 points ago

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/r/aww is leaking... as usual.

[–]Stones25 1 point2 points ago

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HELLO HAND, YES THIS IS HIPPO

[–]Pigtroll 1 point2 points ago

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Looking at that face I felt compassion for him like someone stole the baby hippo's food right out of his mouth, resulting in: The baby hippo: "NOOOOOoooooooo"

[–]GlassSoldier 2 points3 points ago

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[–]Pigtroll 1 point2 points ago

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spamming that button sounds like bees. Thank you.

[–]Supernumerary 1 point2 points ago

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Nature's omnivorous hole-punchers. Cute, but do not want.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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Am I the only one who thinks baby animals of (almost) any species is fuckin adorable, but human babies are (almost) all ugly as shit?

[–]NonPermissive 1 point2 points ago

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Are we doing this again? Posting baby pictures of everything in the animal kingdom?

[–]Possession_Sound 6 points7 points ago

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[–]AmericanDerp 0 points1 point ago

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In this photo it's lunging at the photographer to spill his entrails and eat them, steaming and raw.

[–]Disco_Tardis 0 points1 point ago

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My internal squee levels are reaching dangerous and life threatening new heights.

[–]SirAuron 0 points1 point ago

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Furless hippo babies yes. Furless moles, sorta. Furless cats, not really. Furless rats, get me the hell outta there.

[–]IsomorphicAlgorithm 0 points1 point ago

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Looks like bad joke eel.

[–]northdancer 0 points1 point ago

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Anybody ever tasted hippo meat?

[–]Tensay 0 points1 point ago

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yes, yes we do!

[–]deathbytray 0 points1 point ago

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Watch where that thumb is, you're gonna lose that finger.

[–]Osamu_Tezuka 0 points1 point ago

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Hope you didn't need that thumb for anything..

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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They are one of the most dangerous animals on this planet, no shit.

[–]Cixelsid 0 points1 point ago

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It's all fun and games until it rips your finger off and leaves a bony stump.

[–]cocopenguinz 0 points1 point ago

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"I will bite you, but I have no teeth!"

[–]Jocko6418 0 points1 point ago

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He'll grow up to be a ferocious killer.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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I saw one of those get eaten by an alligator on animal planet 6 years ago. I'm still getting over it.

[–]tuxie555 0 points1 point ago

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Finger. OM NOM NOM

[–]Prius 0 points1 point ago

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Seems like a counterpart to Bad Joke Eel.

[–]FMRYP 0 points1 point ago

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This is clearly just a very cool opotomus.

[–]rib-bit 0 points1 point ago

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I pretty much like anything furless...

[–]fffrankooo -5 points-4 points ago

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FUCK HIPPOS