8/22/2005: Dying hippos
 

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Clodfobble finds this, the official cap: Hippopotami crowd into what is left of the Katuma River in Tanzania's Katavi National Park. The near-motionless hippos are fighting for life as they lie in just inches of water. Irrigation for agriculture near this river is the suspected cause of the hippos' plight.

Too many sad animal pics recently. :(

Def. not a Friday pic..
We humans are so "enlightened", yet we screw up everything we touch.. gah

I second that, Bullitt. Very sad. :(

And I thought whale-strandings were sad ...

I third that, truly sad... :(

just awful...

I hope the remaining hippos can muster up the energy to trample the fields and or farmers that stole their water. They were there first. Are there no alternate sources of water around for either party involved? Are they in a drought or is this the usual state of affairs in that area?

I find it somewhat amusing for someone from Los Angeles to have this opinion. Do you know that your city and others in the desert southwest take so much water from the Colorado River that it doesn't reach the ocean any longer? There were no hippos in the Colorado River, but the animals that used to live in it are just as dead as these hippos will be.

We all contribute in way or another to environmental destruction glatt..
The is pot calling the kettle black.

Yes. That's my point.

Then don't act all high and mighty treating Queen like she doesn't know anything.

They'll have to hurry if they want to get them before famine and malaria do. The life expectancy for a Tanzanian male is 42.5 years. But there is hope. Hippos kill more people than any other animal, so they're doing their best.

I'd take a mulligan on that shot, if it were me.

Thank you Noodle and Bullitt.
Yes Glatt, as a matter of fact I am very familiar with Los Angeles' destructive behavior; part of the reason I am getting the F out. In fact my vacation home has been turned into a complete desert in what used to be a somewhat flourishing agricultural valley, thanks to Mr. Mulholland and his greedy minions. I do plant only native plants that require very little water. I do reduce the amount of water my household consumes in many ways. I am not the one who chose to turn this desert into a green oasis - I was born here so I do the best with what I've got.
What are you doing to preserve the water table in your state?
And WTF does this have to do with killing hippos? I was just asking a question..... Geez...........

Perhaps I could have worded it better, but my point was that it was a little silly for Queen to call for the death of farmers who are doing the exact same thing she (and the rest of us) are doing. I zeroed in on Los Angeles, because it would be difficult to find a more perfect example of stealing water. I'm sure Queen has heard of the water problems of the desert southwest, but her comment made me think a little reminder was in order.

Can't a Cellarite be a smart ass anymore without getting sermonized/ I was just trying to bring a little levity to a grave situation by siding with the poor helpless hippos. Sorry if I touched a nerve Glatt. Here - have a nice cool glass of water.........