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BrotherIvan

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28. I've always heard that but never knew why?

Reply to gordianot (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 16, 2015, 06:11 AM

Jan 2015

They don't eat meat so it's not out of hunger. Is there some kind of hippo rage switch? I had a friend come back from Africa and said the tour guides were totally calm when they saw any animal or even giant crocodile but when they saw a hippo, they put their hands on their guns and started sweating.

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Hippos were the favorite at the Roman killing festivals in the Coliseum. gordianot Jan 2015 #6

I've always heard that but never knew why? BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #28

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This is the hippo version of "Get off my lawn." jwirr Jan 2015 #38

lol! BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #42

The most feared and most dangerous animal in Africa when near the water glasshouses Jan 2015 #7

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Me too! liberalhistorian Jan 2015 #46

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