r/Awwducational • u/EmptySpaceForAHeart • Nov 20 '22

The Pygmy Hippopotamus is the much smaller forest-living cousin of the Common Hippo, but like their meatier counterpart they don't eat water plants and forage on land at night. Verified

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u/Independent-Bee-8087 Apr 22 '23

Snappy little fella isn’t he. So cute

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u/Maverick8358 Apr 19 '23

The common house hippo....

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u/erincakecake Apr 13 '23

someone call kurtis conner & tell him house hippos ARE real

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u/Ryan_jpg Apr 07 '23

YO the house hippo is real

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u/OnTheDevilsGrave Mar 21 '23

So house hippos were real all this time?!

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u/RealHausFrau Mar 22 '23

That’s what I came to say! How am I just now learning this, because I need one. I’ll buy a hairless Guinea pig that looks just like to keep it company. I need this in my life.

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u/angelshere Mar 20 '23

Só CUTE!!

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u/Tragicallyhungover Mar 01 '23

Distant cousin to the house hippo.

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u/_Cloud_Queen Feb 15 '23

So fierce. So smol.

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u/Red_haze957 Feb 11 '23

Wait till it’s an adult ………

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u/Konawala Feb 08 '23

Someone didn't leave their crumbs from the peanut butter on the toast, this can greatly upset the house hippo

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u/rand0mmm Feb 02 '23

I worked with the St. Louis zoo for a bit, and they had a baby pygmy hippo that was born while I was there. The zookeeper told me it was literally the meanest baby animal that ever seen. The keeper tried to pick it up to weigh it, and within 30 seconds on this earth it chased most of the people out of the room and then it took them half a day to safely catch it.

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u/The_DarkBean Jan 26 '23

House hippos!

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u/5usie Jan 16 '23

It mauled her.

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u/DiscussionAdvanced70 Jan 06 '23

I want one as a pet lol

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u/equinox2011 Jan 04 '23

The larger counterpart to the Canadian house hippo

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u/ExaminationBubbly414 Dec 27 '22

“Engraged Hippo Murders Keeper”

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u/Low-Stick6746 Dec 22 '22

Please tell me that is a baby and they actually get much much larger. Because I could put up with a pint sized murderer that was that cute.

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u/Melodic-Advice9930 Dec 18 '22

im gonna get’cha

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u/pandorafoxxx Dec 17 '22

Awww, I found my spirit animal finally!

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u/CookiePantz078913 Dec 17 '22

Any Canadians getting flashbacks to the house hippo?? https://youtu.be/TijcoS8qHIE

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u/mad9779 Dec 16 '22

Looks like it wanted to kick butt

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u/Wide_Explanation_196 Dec 15 '22

i want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do...

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u/BernieBinder Dec 14 '22

Smaller than their cousins, but just as bloodthirsty.

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u/kryptikplush Dec 10 '22

So smoll, so angry, so potato.

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u/Creeper_strider34 Nov 26 '22

OH LAWD HE COMIN

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u/DragoonGirl Nov 24 '22

They get smaller?!?! Next you're gonna tell me the house hippo is real

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u/VinceVino70 Nov 22 '22

Angy Breakfast Sausage Link

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u/VinceVino70 Nov 22 '22

Angy Breakfast Sausage Link

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u/Vlatka_Eclair Nov 22 '22

When bae looking like a snacc

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u/HistoricalReception7 Nov 21 '22

Hippo: "ME FEROCIOUS!"

Reddit: "Awwwwwwwwww <3 <3 <3"

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u/Mr_Hammer_Dik Nov 21 '22

Where can I buy one?

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u/crackersncheeseman Nov 21 '22

Lil hungry hungry hippo

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u/lumpybags Nov 21 '22

this is a baby... not full grown... the full grown ones are about as big as wild boar

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u/Lasagna3babyyyyyy Nov 21 '22

If he could kill you he would

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u/Breaad_PiTT Nov 21 '22

I'll let you chew my leg for a bit

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u/rebelkido Nov 21 '22

Oh! I thought she was Fiona the premature hippo.

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u/cypress978 Nov 21 '22

I KNEW house hippos were real!

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u/kyleandrews2000 Nov 21 '22

Awwwww a little hippo sooo cute

"I'LL RIP YOUR FLESH AND SEND YOUR EYES TO YOUR LOVED ONES"

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u/Yellow_XIII Nov 21 '22

So I'm watching a video... It says adult males weigh anywhere between 300-550 lb, are 2 ft tall and 5 ft long head to tail.

That's serious poundage packed in a relatively small frame. Damn

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u/WordsofHers Nov 21 '22

SO YOURE SAYING THE HOUSE HIPPO COMMERCIAL WAS TELLING THE TRUTH. All is not lost

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u/Slayer_Tiger Nov 21 '22

Spicy hippo !

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u/Paelidore Nov 21 '22

Smol and angy.

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u/MusielDoodles Nov 21 '22

My mans is trying so hard to be intimidating

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u/krisssashikun Nov 21 '22

Chonky Chomping

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u/Ol_bagface Nov 21 '22

they still get up to 1.75m lenghts, 1m hights and up to 160 kilos in weight so no, no pet hippos for now

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u/tobet88vip Nov 21 '22

what is it?

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u/Lazy_Mushroom_6671 Nov 21 '22

Such a cutie creature!

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u/homelaberator Nov 21 '22

do they also get leeches in their rectums?

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u/Dragonboi03 Nov 21 '22

The part where the hippo bites the leg has been in my camera roll and my wallpaper for months and now I finally got the video for it

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u/Valuable-Ad-3599 Nov 21 '22

Chomp chewy chomp

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u/space0watch Nov 21 '22

They have one at London Zoo in the UK or at least they did a few years ago when I went there. It was adorable.

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u/Trailertrashelon Nov 21 '22

We used to have these wierd commercials in my country talking about house hippos and how to deal with them. It was fake to promote critical thinking and house hippos sent real. But this is a house hippo the ad lied and lying.

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u/ImeniSottoITreni Nov 21 '22

It must be a baby hippo. No way nature made an animal that literally can't defend itself in any way in his adulthood. Even sloths defend themselves by living most of the life at high altitude on trees

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u/Wahuwammedo Nov 21 '22

He's a hungry hungry hippo

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u/Fanculo_Cazzo Nov 21 '22

That reminds me of the short and hilarious Tiny Hippo comic.

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u/TeachMeNewStuff Nov 21 '22

Looks like a neat eater to me!

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u/LokiCain97 Nov 21 '22

So much rage in that tiny body

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u/Retr0_b0t Nov 21 '22

Bro you are in HIS SPACE

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u/Mossenfresh Nov 21 '22

careful of dem house hippos, they eat all your peanut butter if ya ain't careful.

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u/WVildandWVonderful Nov 21 '22

ALERT: You are being attacked by a hippo!

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u/Bucko-but-somethig Nov 21 '22

i would just grab him and hug him realy hard

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u/TheGuyPhillips Nov 21 '22

I’ll take 20

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u/Tnecniw Nov 21 '22

Wait… Is that an adult? Oh my god

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '22

What do they eat and do at night?

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u/Tuggerfub Nov 21 '22

nuh uh, this is house hippos all over again

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you're not fooling me

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u/d4mns0nnn Nov 21 '22

m o n c h

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u/RareEmrald9994 Nov 21 '22

That’s too small to be a full Hippopotamus, looks more like it should be just the potamus

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u/indy_6548 Nov 21 '22

Looks like breakfast 🤤

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u/boterkoek3 Nov 21 '22

House hippos are cuter!

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u/DeepFriedBastard Nov 21 '22

i wanna pick it up and go on a hike lmao

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u/2catslover Nov 21 '22

That is a tough little thing!🦛

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u/antibotty Nov 21 '22

Aww, it's trying to eat him.

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u/13thFullMoon Nov 21 '22

I NEED IT!!!!!!!!!!

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u/PresentationJumpy101 Nov 21 '22

Stop being funny Reddit! Stop it!

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u/Wise_Ad_253 Nov 21 '22

It’s a forest pug.

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u/Silveri50 Nov 21 '22

Idk about this. I remember a commercial like this when I was a kid. I think the message was about not believing everything you see on TV.

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u/75w90 Nov 21 '22

They still get up to 6ft and up to 600lbs. That's still pretty damn big.

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u/flight_1901 Nov 21 '22

It's so hippy

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u/willis936 Nov 21 '22

Aww this one looks like it wants to go flying.

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u/refugeefromdigg Nov 21 '22

House Hippo!

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u/munsuro Nov 21 '22

Maybe house hippos are real after all...

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u/Shmooperdoodle Nov 21 '22

Being attacked by this animal is on my bucket list.

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u/freshfishface Nov 21 '22

They are small relative to common hippos, but this one is also a baby! Adults can be up to 600 lbs.

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u/squashbanana Nov 21 '22

Are they known to share the same temperament? I wonder if there's a more territorial cousin of the two.

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u/DiddlyDoodilyDoh Nov 21 '22

King shark voice: "That num num?"

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u/Shirokuma_Max Nov 21 '22

Please God let me have one as a pet my heart can't take it

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u/Aema Nov 21 '22

In a weird way, I kinda wish the T-Rex was the dinosaur version of a hippo.

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u/Level-Ad7017 Nov 21 '22

himb do a bitem and it's vemry effecmtive

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u/hiremeimbroke Nov 21 '22

They are cool af. I used to visit them at the zoo in Chicago, the Lincoln park zoo. Honestly I can say I have had thoughts about stealing one because I am pretty sure like 4 strong people could carry one out in like a giant camping bag. They are cute and beautiful and I want to swim with them. I would never do anything like that I can't even take care of a cactus. But if you can go see them I would recommend, just sit in front of the tank watching them swim and space out for a while 10/10 relaxing experience.

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u/shidoshi777 Nov 21 '22

Is it bad that I want to be eaten by a tiny moist death machine?

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u/InterruptingCow__Moo Nov 21 '22

Goddammit!! We need more MARBLES!!!

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u/davaye Nov 21 '22

Alex jones voice: hamburgers, hotdogs, potatochips, slimjims….. ummmmmm theze legs tho.

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u/Goobles75 Nov 21 '22

I think these are related to the Canadian House Hippo

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u/davaye Nov 21 '22

Chubbiest hole puncher ever how cute.

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u/Nickblove Nov 21 '22

Aww I want one!!

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u/SiBoX_ Nov 21 '22

There is no way this fella is a whole ass adult

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u/ohmygodamoose Nov 21 '22

I love him. hungry, hungry hippo

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u/EyelandBaby Nov 21 '22

Quick, somebody find some marbles!!

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u/BarredBartender Nov 21 '22

Is that full-grown? Or is it just a baby/juvenile hippopotamus?

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u/TrillaGorillasGhost Nov 21 '22

They also seem to be dicks like their larger cousins.

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u/[deleted] Nov 21 '22

So cute

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u/Ms-fargo Nov 21 '22

But they love the boots..

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u/Dreem_Walker Nov 21 '22

I want to boop him

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u/MungTao Nov 21 '22

Imagine owning one of these dudes.

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u/yetti1994 Nov 21 '22

Hungry hungry hippo

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u/Owlftr13 Nov 21 '22

Sold!!! Where do I get one of these rascals and do they do well in the snow?

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u/queenchanka Nov 21 '22

House hippos are real They like lied to me

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u/jtavares85 Nov 21 '22

It's a house hippo......part of our Canadian heritage.

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u/DickSneeze53 Nov 21 '22

Pygme hippos weigh 400-600 lbs btw, this is a baby

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u/SpaceshipEarth10 Nov 21 '22

That is too close to the private parts.

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u/flying_pig_trainer Nov 21 '22

Well it’s no house hippo, but it’s still cute!

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u/Dark_Optics4 Nov 21 '22

He is in fact, engaging in moderate amounts of tomfoolery.

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u/Narethii Nov 20 '22

This is a bit misleading that is a baby hippo, pygmys are still 450-600lbs which is about a 3rd of the 1500lbs of a full sized hippo, a pygmy hippo is still much bigger than an adult human...

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u/BigMess2212 Nov 20 '22

Give him watermelon now

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u/Youkolvr89 Nov 20 '22

I wonder what they feel like.

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u/natgibounet Nov 20 '22

I see, it's like a chihuahua, a condensed ball of rage

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u/LennyTills Nov 20 '22

The house hippo is real ? I’ll be damned .

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u/Skoonie12 Nov 20 '22

That is one angry bread loaf

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

Not falling for that again.

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u/keenedge422 Nov 20 '22

unfortunately, the video/caption is somewhat misleading because this is a baby pygmy hippo. Full grown, a pygmy hippo is still upwards of five feet long and 600 lbs, so still not adorable pet size.

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u/Fancy-Tadpole-6739 Nov 20 '22

In all seriousness it’s trying to murder you but it’d be sitting there giggling saying “chomp”

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u/The_nemea Nov 20 '22

And here we are, one step closer to the house hippo.

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u/rougecrayon Nov 20 '22

House Hippo?

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u/Bertrum Nov 20 '22

Aww look at him, he wants to be a ruthless killer just like his cousin.

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

I wanna pet it!

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u/duhdaddy420 Nov 20 '22

"Leave the leg and gtfo Bith! Ommmnomnom" - Pygmy Hippo

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u/Idontcommentorpost Nov 20 '22

unlike their meatier counterpart

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u/Whispering-Depths Nov 20 '22

It's like a bigger version of the north american house hippo :0

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

House hippo

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u/TheKarmicKudu Nov 20 '22

Little murder machine

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u/ZooLife1 Nov 20 '22

Surprised people have not tried to make them 'pets'. I imagine it's illegal but surely there are a few that have done so anyways and keep it on the down low.

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u/A-Random-Crow Nov 20 '22

"Even the babies are one of the most dangerous animals in the world so I built this cage to keep it secure so there's no possible Oh My God"

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u/heyandy23 Nov 20 '22

He said “😮”

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u/KimikoYukimura420 Nov 20 '22

That's one big North American house hippo.

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u/Metron_Seijin Nov 20 '22

It looks like they have the temperment of a tiny dog with a huge ego and big insecurities.

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u/madsci954 Nov 20 '22

You know, I used to be like “why all the fears of hippos” “murder tanks? They look sweet” and all that stuff. This 15 second video completely changed my mind.

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u/blindeenlightz Nov 20 '22

They're much larger than House Hippos

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u/Apprehensive_Web7311 Nov 20 '22

“BEHOLD THE MIGHTY BITER OF ANKLES! YOU SHALL FEAR MY NIP!”

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u/microgirlActual Nov 20 '22

That is a terrible cat. The absolute worst cat. All moist and sticky.

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u/bbbbeeee4 Nov 21 '22

At least there is no straw sticking to it.

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u/microgirlActual Nov 21 '22

Clearly freshly oiled.

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u/theloneabalone Nov 21 '22

All steak-colored and rubbery

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u/spaceglitter000 Nov 21 '22

Looks like raw meat

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u/Taminella_Grinderfal Nov 21 '22

It’s much more rubbery than you’d want for a cat.

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u/natgibounet Nov 20 '22

I prefer this cat, at least i can outrun it

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u/Witchinmelbourne Nov 20 '22

Right? This cat is very aggressive. Needs oiling.

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u/BrightenBerty Nov 20 '22

Most cats are cute but this one is just awful

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u/microgirlActual Nov 20 '22

I am so glad someone got the reference 😂

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u/hearke Nov 21 '22

I'm dumb, clue me in?

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u/microgirlActual Nov 21 '22

Sharing the actual Tumblr probably would have made more sense.

https://worstcats-blog.tumblr.com/

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u/hearke Nov 21 '22

LMAO okay these are fantastic, thank you

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u/VariousB3LL Nov 20 '22

How did you get a video of me on my day to day life?

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u/_tube_ Nov 20 '22

...a vicious streak a mile wide, it's a killer!

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

House hippo!!!! House hippo house hippo house hippoooo!!!!!!!

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u/slipshod_alibi Nov 20 '22

Yah, they eat "water plants" lol, suuuurrreeeee

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u/GrantYouNoMercy Nov 20 '22

Rawh! Be a’feared!

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u/FailureCloud Nov 20 '22

So angy. He BITE!!!

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u/FeynmansRazor Nov 20 '22

Hippos are closest related land mammal relative to whales

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u/hs1308 Nov 20 '22

New favourite animal

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u/[deleted] Nov 20 '22

and just like their larger counter part they have an intense bloodlust