Hippos are under appreciated

Hippos are the greatest mammal on this planet. Why, Ill tell you. They sweat red stuff that looks like blood to keep their skin from drying out ( which also makes their milk look pink! ), they're ridiculously adorable, and popped up in our assignments and picture books as children, indirectly helping us learn to read and write. Furthermore hippos are just totally awesome, these semi-aquatic creatures are capable of cracking a human skull and often do tip boats, which is nuff said.

Unfortunately they're greatly underrated. Hippos are that animal that nobody really thinks about, they're just there. I dont know anyone who's favorite animal is a hippo, which I think would be changed if they were recognized more widely. The hippopotamus emoji (🦛) is hideous, someone clearly had some sort of grudge or agenda against these creatures while making it. The most obvious example of anti hippo propaganda is that National Hippo day falls smack dab in the middle of February. Honestly, does anyone actually like February? No, I dont think so, its cold and miserable.

I personally believe that this is a crying shame.

Why is this, why dont people see hippos like they see cows or chickens, or dogs? And how do TSRians suggest that we as humans better appreciate these mammals?

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Reply 1

CaptainDuckie

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They aren’t the greatest mammals.

Reply 2

fleury21

I do
I love hippos :u:

pandas >>

Well for starters, trying to spell their full name gives one an epileptic fit.

And they all desperately need a dentist.

And they’re violent af.

Reply 5

Obolinda

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well.
thanks for enlightening me
they seem great

Reply 6

Foxehh

Original post by CaptainDuckie

They aren’t the greatest mammals.

Debating how awesome they are is not the point of this thread, but surely you think they're at least slightly cute/cool?

(edited 3 years ago)

Reply 7

username5655466

Rhinos are better imo.

Reply 8

mra1108

Ooh, I do love 'em.

On another note,

Hippopotamus is the full name.

However it is not the same as Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia (Fear of long words).

Reply 9

Rufus The Red

They are awful when it comes to being territorial and, consequently, are incredibly dangerous killing a surprisingly high number of people.
They mark their territory by waggling their tails so as to spray their own faeces around which is disgusting.

Reply 10

Foxehh

Original post by Celtic Conjurer

Well for starters, trying to spell their full name gives one an epileptic fit.

And they all desperately need a dentist.

And they’re violent af.

Have you ever considered that maybe you're just a horrid speller.
Most animals need a dentist.
The violence adds to their awesomeness. Unlike other aggressive animals they dont have sharp teeth, they rely on sheer strength :yep:

Reply 11

Rufus The Red

Original post by Foxehh

No, they don't rely on sheer strength.
They rely on bulk. They are the third largest land mammal and throw said weight round accordingly. They also have impressive teeth and a jaw which opens very wide so as to fight amongst themselves.

Reply 12

Foxehh

Original post by Rufus the red

Bulk, strength, same thing.
Their jaw would be useless if it wasnt so strong.

Reply 13

username5526246

I call my siblings hippos

Reply 14

Rufus The Red

Original post by Foxehh

Bulk, strength, same thing.
Their jaw would be useless if it wasnt so strong.

I think you may have drawn an illogical conclusion for the former point.
Yes, but it's an unnecessarily large jaw for eating grass - they're just excessive.

@DiddyDec, she's being incorrect again. :lol:

Reply 15

username5560960

why is nobody siding with The Spectacular Fox here? Sure they're aggressive and have their bad traits, but that could be said about any animal.

Now that its brought up, hippos, or a bloat of hippos rather, are animals that have appeared in books films, though they are hardly mentioned or appreciated.

Hippos are a vulnerable species - they need to be protected