Dec 19, 2008: Bertha & Baby Butt
 

http://cellar.org/2008/hippobutts.jpg

Neatorama had a link to this Daily Mail story.

Artificially clean.. I note.

Fun Fact: Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa. /funfact

anal: except humans. and mosquitoes /anal

Awww, that's cute. Gotta love baby animals. Got a photo of the other end?

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! :)

Consider yourself punched, nerd.

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

No, it's too late. I've taken it personally.

I never thought I'd think hippo butts were cute!

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?

You can tell, by the evil gleam in their eyes...
Fie on you! My pet, baby hippo was killed by a random statement that was taken personally in the WTC on 9/11.

Damn...:headshake

Well... The mosquitoes aren't dangerous in and of themselves, it's the diseases they carry. And those are either viruses (Dengue) or protozoans (Malaria), neither of which are "animals."

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? :D

That's kept me awake many a long night.

I plow directly over your sarcasm, and provide the answer:

"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. :yelsick:

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.

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.

That just goes to show how sneaky they are... that's why they're dangerous.:haha:

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. :)

so ... he shot the buffalo because he hated buffalo? :eyebrow:


I know, I know, his uncle was trampled by a buffalo on 9/11 ...

What have I been saying all this time? Immunise, people, immunise!

Jee-whiz, you must have a whole lot of really hot spit if you can roast a hippo with it!