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Dec 19, 2008: Bertha & Baby Butt
Neatorama had a link to this Daily Mail story.
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It is the ultimate in swimming lessons as Paula the baby hippo struggles to keep up with her mother Kathi. Born at Berlin Zoo just 18 days ago, the little cub weighs 6st 4lbs and is approximately 50 inches long. Fully grown she will weigh as much as two tonnes - like her mother. Hippos swim from the moment they are born underwater and must immediately propel themselves to the surface to take their first breath. Contrary to belief, adult hippos cannot actually swim - but travel through the water by pushing themselves off the bottom. Paula, on the other hand, is rather more buoyant and able to move along by kicking her back legs in a running motion. If the water becomes too deep, then she will rest on her mother's back - surfacing for air roughly every four minutes. |
SPUCK Friday Dec 19 05:46 AM
Artificially clean.. I note.
Trilby Friday Dec 19 06:28 AM
Fun Fact: Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa. /funfact
ZenGum Friday Dec 19 07:19 AM
anal: except humans. and mosquitoes /anal
Awww, that's cute. Gotta love baby animals. Got a photo of the other end?
sweetwater Friday Dec 19 07:25 AM
Just 2 more questions to accurately answer, and the mom hippo will finish the Trivial Pursuit games. Oh, and thanks for the inspiration - the diet starts today! 
Trilby Friday Dec 19 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum
anal: except humans. and mosquitoes /anal
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Leokins Friday Dec 19 09:24 AM
Your mom's so fat she drops like a hippo in water...
cute picture nonetheless ^_-
edit: that's not directed at anyone, just a random statement
Clodfobble Friday Dec 19 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Leokins
edit: that's not directed at anyone, just a random statement
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skysidhe Friday Dec 19 01:07 PM
I never thought I'd think hippo butts were cute!
monster Friday Dec 19 11:39 PM
Spit-roast baby hippo for Christmas Dinner?
Serve mature hippo steaks flame-grilled with a dollop of brandy butter for a seasonal flavor.
...or is that just a large poaching pan they're in?
Flint Saturday Dec 20 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Brianna
Fun Fact: Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa. /funfact
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Originally Posted by Leokins
Your mom's so fat she drops like a hippo in water...
cute picture nonetheless ^_- edit: that's not directed at anyone, just a random statement |
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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
No, it's too late. I've taken it personally.
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Gravdigr Saturday Dec 20 08:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Flint
Fie on you! My pet, baby hippo was killed by a random statement that was taken personally in the WTC on 9/11.
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tulzscha Saturday Dec 20 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by ZenGum
anal: except humans. and mosquitoes /anal
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It's commonly said that "hippos are the most dangerous LARGE animal in Africa." That's a more accurate statement because humans aren't "large" and there are a whole host of little flatworms that do a whole lot more harm (Schistosomiasis) than hippos.
Butt, hey, ever wonder how hippos mark their territory?
HungLikeJesus Saturday Dec 20 02:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tulzscha
Butt, hey, ever wonder how hippos mark their territory? |
tulzscha Saturday Dec 20 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted by HungLikeJesus
That's kept me awake many a long night.
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"To mark territory, hippos spin their tails while defecating to distribute their excrement over the greatest possible area."
It is, if you've ever seen it, the proverbial shit hitting the fan. Just look at those tail muscles, and imagine it wagging back and forth at 600rpm.
jinx Saturday Dec 20 07:43 PM
| Fun Fact: Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa. /funfact |
My dad got buffalo a couple years ago but won't be hunting the rest because he likes them... same reason he won't hunt bears.
xoxoxoBruce Sunday Dec 21 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by jinx
They are not one of the "big 5" animals of Africa, those considered the most dangerous and difficult to hunt. They are lion, cape buffalo, leopard, elephant, and rhino.
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sweetwater Sunday Dec 21 07:18 AM
Trophy hunters are dangerous to the "big 5", whether or not those animals are dangerous to the rest of humanity. Hippos are the attackers in the previous argument, however, against humans who would much rather they stay away. And the mosquitoes straddle the fence: those packin' bad buggies inside are dangerous to humans, those who don't are not. Thus spake sweetwater.
ZenGum Sunday Dec 21 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by jinx
My dad got buffalo a couple years ago but won't be hunting the rest because he likes them... same reason he won't hunt bears. |
I know, I know, his uncle was trampled by a buffalo on 9/11 ...
Sundae Sunday Dec 21 02:53 PM
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Originally Posted by jinx
My dad got buffalo a couple years ago but won't be hunting the rest because he likes them... same reason he won't hunt bears.
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Mayor of Shekou Monday Dec 22 09:28 PM
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Originally Posted by monster
Spit-roast baby hippo for Christmas Dinner?
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