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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I mean, the alien reconstruction is like looking into the soul of the hippo

[–] marcos@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Yes, it captures the essence of the animal perfectly right.

[–] Klear@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The Alien Picture of Dorian Hippo.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Mandalore: "I would believe a hippo has boss phases in real life."

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They are also faster than they look.

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year 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.

[–] MonkderZweite@feddit.ch 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year 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.