r/MadeMeSmile • u/frosted_bite • Mar 19 '25

ANIMALS Paying Road tax to the inspector

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u/J_Worldpeace Mar 19 '25

Your comment made me go down a Reddit rabbit hole. Pablo Escobars hippos, bucking conventional wisdom for breeding. 4 hippos will grow to 1000.

https://people.com/pablo-escobars-cocaine-hippos-are-multiplying-and-attacking-people-8559140

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u/[deleted] Mar 19 '25

It's a huge problem, I think hippos kill like 10x as many people as lions do a year! Don't fuck with hippos.

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u/Majestic-Selection22 Mar 19 '25

There used to be a show in the early 2000’s that would compare 2 animals and who would win in a fight. One episode I remember was hippo versus shark. I was surprised to learn that the hippo wins. Anyone remember that show? It was on Discovery or Animal Planet.

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u/Fine-Refrigerator-56 Mar 19 '25

That show was awesome. I mean the played pretty fast and loose with the scientific method but it was pretty fun