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Most adorable little murder machine ever! (Original Post)
MrScorpio
Dec 2018
OP
Oh, now. Hippos are angry over the poaching and senseless murder of their own kind.
Solly Mack
Dec 2018
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hlthe2b
(102,119 posts)1. Yes... they are especially adorable when young...
But, their danger to humans when they mature may be the only reason we still have them around... sadly...
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)2. ...
MrScorpio
(73,630 posts)3. Baby hippo thinks about murder all day long.
Squinch
(50,911 posts)9. But in a cute way.
dewsgirl
(14,961 posts)4. Do you know if this Fiona of @fionahippo? She just turned 1, she lives
at the Cincinnati Zoo and is the most adorable baby hippo.
MontanaMama
(23,295 posts)5. My favorite hippo story
is Owen and Mzee...a baby hippo who was orphaned after a tsunami and the old tortoise who befriended him and helped him find his way. It was my kiddos favorite book when he was little. Owen didnt murder anyone in the story...YET! 😏
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owen_and_Mzee
Squinch
(50,911 posts)10. The sequel is where Owen murders Mzee.
MontanaMama
(23,295 posts)11. It was bound to happen...
Damned hippos.
Solly Mack
(90,758 posts)6. Oh, now. Hippos are angry over the poaching and senseless murder of their own kind.
Humans are taking over their habitats and displacing the hippo.
I'd fight back too.
And isn't he an adorable little killer. Yes, he is. Yes, he is.
LudwigPastorius
(9,099 posts)7. Who's a widdle remorseless executioner?
You'se a widdle remorseless executioner!
Yes you iz!
eppur_se_muova
(36,247 posts)8. I thought this would be about a cat ...
They're so cute and destructive.
Wolf Frankula
(3,598 posts)12. Here's a song for the hippo.
Hippo Stomp.
Wolf