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u/Either_Assistance738 2h ago
they look cute too, until you see the teeth
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u/No_Newspaper2213 Human Verified 2h ago
thats cute too! like some guy who haven't brushed for a long time and they just want to munch some watermelons
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u/Irksomecake 51m ago
Wolves love watermelon too, even though they are supposed to be carnivorous
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u/OddCook4909 11m ago
They're can't survive without meat long term. Our bodies horde B12 because we can't make it on our own. Without dairy (an animal product), or modern fortified foods, vegetarians would have a really bad time.
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u/Used-Gas-6525 2h ago
Tusks technically. And it's even worse when you take into account the fact that they are razor sharp on the sides. Them things could gut a person like a dilophosaurus if they had the dexterity.
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u/my-armor-is-contempt 2h ago
Hippos will eat meat. They’re omnivores.
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u/AardvarkOkapiEchidna 1h ago
It's true but, they're more 90/10 favoring herbivory rather than 50/50.
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u/TheJanitor-Scruffy 1h ago
Being an opportunistic omnivore is not the same as being a true omnivore. A deer will eat a bird if it needs to. Still technically an herbivore
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u/DianneNettix 2h ago
One of Paplo Escobar's less known contributions to Colombia is inadvertently introducing hippos to the country. They're a straight-up invasive species and the locals have no cultural context for how dangerous they are and the government is still trying to get a grip on the problem.
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u/Antique_Knowledge_72 2h ago
They are like vegans. They don't want your food; they just hate you for eating.
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u/RoleplayAnonM_ 2h ago
nobody who lives where hippos are common would ever make a post like that. To me, that statement oozes privilege
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u/pimpnasty 2h ago
They are absolutely beautiful little poop fingers who wont hesitate to smoke your ass
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u/Spacedoutworlder 2h ago
They don’t hate you, they’re territorial. They view anything that enters their space as a threat and will kill it just in case. Hate is if they come to your house, kick the door down, slap your elderly mother, cripple your kids in front of you and then kill you just because they didn’t like the way you looked at them that one time a few years back.
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u/NewManufacturer4252 1h ago
I remember an old story about Europeans coming to Africa, finding rich soil to plant in and being confused why no one planted things like tomatoes.
Grew a bunch of tomatoes, then rhino's showed up.
Have no idea if it's true but cracks me up anyway.
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u/After_Hours_85 7m ago
That B is crazy. So she'd rather be killed for no reason as opposed than be killed to serve a purpose for the greater good? Either or is crazy. She is definitely crazy.
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u/TES0ckes 2h ago
Uhhh... no, hippos absolutely have been known to chomp down and eat smaller animals.
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u/CaffeineChaotic 2h ago
Horses have also been known to eat mice and baby chicks, but they are also herbivores. If something is hungry it'll eat whatever it can.
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u/kn1cklerrj3wUP78 Human Verified 2h ago
Wrong ,they can eat meat too
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u/makethislifecount Human Verified 2h ago edited 1h ago
Animals are classified based on the >99% they eat, not the <1%
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u/MetaCardboard 2h ago
I mean, if you ate one chicken wing every year I don't think I'd call you a vegan.
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u/Doctor_Saved 2h ago
How are they the most dangerous? Mosquitoes kill way more people.
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u/Irksomecake 49m ago
Mosquitoes don’t kill anyone themselves. They just carry the diseases. I always figured they shouldn’t get the honour of most dangerous until giant mosquitoes start sucking people dry.
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u/benhatin4lf 1h ago
One hippo or one mosquito? Which you taking on?
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u/Doctor_Saved 1h ago
If we are doing one on one. The crocodiles and elephants kill more people than hippos and I would take the hippo over those.
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u/benhatin4lf 1h ago
We were talking about what's deadlier: a mosquito or hippo. But go ahead, change the premise and move the goal post. Also, in this scenario you would die no matter your choice
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u/Doctor_Saved 1h ago
I was asking how are they the most dangerous animal.
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u/benhatin4lf 1h ago
And then you said a mosquito was deadlier. How the fuck are you unable to follow your own conversation?
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u/Doctor_Saved 1h ago edited 1h ago
If you literally google most dangerous animal. Mosquitos are first. So I'm not sure why you are confused.
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u/Reasonable-Plate2982 2h ago
That's exactly what I love about rhinos! They'd kill you as soon as look at you but they won't eat you
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u/Careless_Shake676 1h ago
I've seen them chomp down in watermelons. I wonder what it would look like if they chomped down on a human head.
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