• FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    They might look cute and cuddly, but hippos are freaking mean. And they hold grudges longer than a snubbed karen-in-law

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        11 months ago

        I don’t get how they can have so much energy to move such a bulky body quickly. Aren’t they also herbivores?

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          11 months ago

          They are, but they spend most of their time in the water, so they aren’t supporting their own weight.

          Every once in a while one of them forgets they aren’t top of the food chain, and attempts to fight an elephant. That goes poorly for the hippo.

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      11 months ago

      Aren’t they the most deadly wild animal? (because people think they are like cattle and get too close)

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        11 months ago

        I’m not sure most deadly animal is right, but they’re definitely top five. Mothers also supper protective of children and males are hyper territorial.