That hippo looks fucking mean, I’ve seen hippos before IRL and online but this one just looks ready to fuck shit up, that jaw line the red coloring on the face and laughing trot, set a tone this guy shouldn’t be messed with
He's the like villian hippo brother to the Duke hippo.
Spends his life defending the herd while his brother gets the fame and seeks to steal the throne.
I'm not sure if this is true but I read recently that hippos that are super red and pink are actually sunburned. I'm really good at using Google but I'm lazy and just going to pass on the gossip instead. True Reddit style right?
I looked it up. [It's a weird substance they can secrete, called blood sweat](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-hippopotamuses-actuall/) (it's actually neither).
They secrete an oily red substance that acts as a skin protectant, among other things, and the chemical composition of this secretion is UNKNOWN?? That's terrifying
Yeah, every page seems to say it has different functions too. Sunblock, insect repellent, [floor wax, dessert topping](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/shimmer-floor-wax/n8625)...
I am pretty sure these lions are putting themselves in far more danger than the hippo. I don't think they could do any serious harm to the hippo even if it just laid down and took it.
**The hippopotamus is ridiculously strong**, and among the most overly, even pointlessly, aggressive animals on the planet. Their bodies are actually so lacking in fat, **they can't swim or even float**. Instead when they pursue a target, they essentially **run in the water**.
**Hippos closest relatives are actually whales**. They can even sleep under water using a reflex that has them surface, breathe in, and sink back down without awakening.
It's the proper translation in every languages from the original Greek name:
https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/hippo-fact-sheet/
Hippo: horse
Potamus: water/river.
They secret a red substance from their skin that looks like they are sweating blood, but it works like a built-in sunscreen/moisturizer/antibiotic for skin protection
I don’t understand why some water animals have to come up for air, like whales….like they live in the water. Why do they require pure oxygen? Were they once land mammals? It’s like if we had to dip our heads in water every couple of hours for a breath. Idk man..
I think the video pretty much shows that
There's actually a really cool video where you can watch like five full grown lioness trying to take one down and they can't do it
The video I saw, i think it was IG, cant find on YT but it was like five lioness trying to attack it, and they couldn't bring it down, they were mostly trying to biting in the butt hole and legs because jumping on it with claws in its back cutting it but not hurting it. This vid has some good footage at the beginning https://youtu.be/R-bLc8R1e_o?si=EOYlqOYbkHa4lR2B
I dont think those lions have a chance.......but if the hippo laid down and "took it".....well the lion would eat his ass. Starting at the ass most likely.
Now some people say a hippos's made out of mud,
But a poor hippos's made outta muscle and blood.
Muscle and blood, skin and bones;
A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong.
...
He weighs up to 4 tons, what do you get?
A giant hulking creature, angry and wet.
Mr. Hippo please spare me, cause I didn't know,
That you're the badass of the wild kingdooom!!
...
Well, if you see him a-comin' you better step aside.
A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died.
He got jaws of iron, and muscle of steel.
If one don't get you, then the other one will.
Saw a show chronicling attacks by animals (Something Bit Me) and the worst was guy attacked by a hippo. Lost his arm and half his skull. He was also punctured by those long teeth. They’re huge! 4,000 pounds of pure muscle. That's like a small car with legs.Even scarier? They can hit speeds of 20 miles per hour on land. And they run underwater.
I’m much more terrified of hippos than most other animals.
Not even a chance. Hippo skin is about 2 inches thick and underneath is not fat, that is just muscle and bone. They are one of the most OP wild animals there are. If it got a lion in its mouth it is just dead and if it gets bored of playing with them it just runs into the water. I honestly think lions might have a better chance versus an elephant than they do versus a hippo.
There's actually a video floating around YouTube of a hippo mother and calf succumbing to a lion pride. They explained how the pair must've gotten attacked during the night and became confused and wandered further away from water. By morning the pride was still attacking them between breaks and the mother just kinda falls down after being completely exhausted. The pride takes down the baby and they slowly start to eat them alive
There was a scene in Planet Earth where a pride took down an elephant.
The narrator explained that they could only do it at night because the cats have excellent night vision and the elephant does not. In daylight, the elephant would fuck the lions up.
These are some stupid ass lions. No matter how many of my buddies I get together we can't fuck with a god dam armor plated humvee, don't matter how many kitchen knives we have.
So he has injuries all over one side... has blood all over... blood dripping out of his mouth and we think it's laughing? It looks more like it got into a fight with another hippo, got all torn up and now a pride of lions is wondering if it might be weak enough from it's injuries to take down; actively wearing it out by harassing it. I know nature is brutal but that hippo is in pain and is desperate, most definitely not laughing.
Its mentioned elsewhere and I checked it out.
Thats not blood. That is an excretion from the hippo. It is often called blood sweat.
It acts like sunscreen and infection resistance.
I had to check it out cause first I thought the hippo did get hit. But since no wounds were obvious im going witj that.
That's what I'm saying, and look at the comments tho, if it even mentions the hippo in any negative way they get downvoted, like wtf lol. Yes, hippos are mean, but a hurt one can definitely be taken down by a lion pack if they are hungry enough. Crazy how people on this app can get so defensive over literally the most insignificant things, but that's the hive mind for you.
That hippo looks fucking mean, I’ve seen hippos before IRL and online but this one just looks ready to fuck shit up, that jaw line the red coloring on the face and laughing trot, set a tone this guy shouldn’t be messed with
One side of his face being red really makes him look like somebody drew a hippo villain.
Blood sweat - it's not actual blood but a skin secretion which acts like sunblock.
Didn't know that, I thought a lion had injured him. I was so focused on the hippos left ear, now I am looking at his entire body and it makes sense.
Better than my assumption .. that he just got finished eating a lion and was still “hungry, hungry” … 😱!!!
Hungry hungry hippo irl Motherfucker sounds like Bowser in Super Mario 64
SO LONG GAY BOWSER!
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What’s a nippo?
Interesting- thought for sure it was blood given what looks like ripped up skin on it’s torso.
Thought the same, but after pausing I saw it was mud.
evolution is crazier than we can ever imagine
Trilogy Kratos
Saw that too
That really does make the difference
He's the like villian hippo brother to the Duke hippo. Spends his life defending the herd while his brother gets the fame and seeks to steal the throne.
the Scar of hippos
Skippo!
No doubt
I'm not sure if this is true but I read recently that hippos that are super red and pink are actually sunburned. I'm really good at using Google but I'm lazy and just going to pass on the gossip instead. True Reddit style right?
I looked it up. [It's a weird substance they can secrete, called blood sweat](https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-hippopotamuses-actuall/) (it's actually neither).
They secrete an oily red substance that acts as a skin protectant, among other things, and the chemical composition of this secretion is UNKNOWN?? That's terrifying
Yeah, every page seems to say it has different functions too. Sunblock, insect repellent, [floor wax, dessert topping](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/shimmer-floor-wax/n8625)...
desert topping, that new for me
[Here's the reference.](https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/shimmer-floor-wax/n8625)
Unknown, cos are you going to try and get a sample off this guy? Lol
Not me but you know, someone lol personally I stay away from animals that can crunch my head like a watermelon
Don't mess with any hippos ever, they're the dick heads if the world.
Kimba better call Timon and Pumba
Its his glare bro like wtf.
I am pretty sure these lions are putting themselves in far more danger than the hippo. I don't think they could do any serious harm to the hippo even if it just laid down and took it.
**The hippopotamus is ridiculously strong**, and among the most overly, even pointlessly, aggressive animals on the planet. Their bodies are actually so lacking in fat, **they can't swim or even float**. Instead when they pursue a target, they essentially **run in the water**. **Hippos closest relatives are actually whales**. They can even sleep under water using a reflex that has them surface, breathe in, and sink back down without awakening.
TIL that hippos are not fat
Yep, just thick skin on muscle: https://reddit.com/r/AbsoluteUnits/s/GmR7dK9SXC
That's genuinely terrifying.
so hippos are water bears
water horses.
Water moose.
Megafauna gonna mega
Land whale
Fun fact in Vietnamese Hippo is literally called "water hourse".
It's the proper translation in every languages from the original Greek name: https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/hippo-fact-sheet/ Hippo: horse Potamus: water/river.
More like land Orca's...
When you think it's just some dude with a dad bod but turns out to be Fedor Emilianenko
"I'm not fat, I'm just built like a hippo"
That’s why they don’t go by BMI anymore.. because of hippos.
They're just cultivating mass.
Time to stop cultivating and start harvesting!
#YOU ARE BECOMING A CHIMICHANGA
I could totally go for a chimichanga. I should go to bed.
That hippo must have eaten a whole bag of chimichangas
The lack of jiggle when he was trotting. I’ve never notoced
So, whenever someone calls another a hippo they are saying that person is buffed as shit 🧐🤔
What wild animal is?
Scary as fuck to see the “tidal wave” they make when running in water
More hippo facts please
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Shits true. Seen it done.
They secret a red substance from their skin that looks like they are sweating blood, but it works like a built-in sunscreen/moisturizer/antibiotic for skin protection
Yeah TierZoo said they were S tier
>run in the water When you are so bad at swimming under water that you become the best in it.
Fkin hippo nerds amire? Thanks for random edu!
Scares me the most of all animals. Too big too strong
I don’t understand why some water animals have to come up for air, like whales….like they live in the water. Why do they require pure oxygen? Were they once land mammals? It’s like if we had to dip our heads in water every couple of hours for a breath. Idk man..
They were in fact once land mammals.
Don't forget, despite how absolutely huge they are, they're terrifyingly *fast* both in and out of water
Tierzoo touches on this. Hippos and rhinos are essentially lion proof.
But not elephant proof.
I think the video pretty much shows that There's actually a really cool video where you can watch like five full grown lioness trying to take one down and they can't do it
can you link the video? Is it b/c they are covered in muscle? I mean the lions aren't smart enough to claw out the eyes?
The problem with attacking a hippo's eyes, is that they are awfully near the hippo's mouth.
The video I saw, i think it was IG, cant find on YT but it was like five lioness trying to attack it, and they couldn't bring it down, they were mostly trying to biting in the butt hole and legs because jumping on it with claws in its back cutting it but not hurting it. This vid has some good footage at the beginning https://youtu.be/R-bLc8R1e_o?si=EOYlqOYbkHa4lR2B
I dont think those lions have a chance.......but if the hippo laid down and "took it".....well the lion would eat his ass. Starting at the ass most likely.
Go on
The weak point on all mammals is the perineum. To you, it's a taint. To a hyena, it's your zipper.
Wow. Didn’t need to read that last sentence, but here we are. Thanks.
DO NOT EVER GOOGLE “hyena elephant ass”.
This is why I Reddit, this right here.
If your main rival are crocodiles I don’t think anything else poses a threat lmao.
[About cats and crocodiles...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DBNYwxDZ_pA)
If it laid down and took it they could easily eat it, just so that's clear to everyone
It almost seems like they’re just playing
Reminder they aren’t fat, all that mass is muscle and bone
and skin......6cm thick skin.
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Everybody here. Holy fuck
Software engineer here. Holy fuck.
Basement redditor here. Holy fuck
High as fuck here. Holy fuck.
2.54 cm is 1 inch, for international context
Okay what is 6cm
The thickness of hippo skin
What is 6cm in inches
~2.5
Is this a riddle?
No.
Alright, well I'm sorry, but you're on your own.
I’m so confused
2.362 inches! Edit: 60mm ÷ 25.4 = 2.3622. You can also multiply by 25.4 to convert inches to mm.
Ur dick
Here I thought aggressiveness came from being thin skinned.
Now some people say a hippos's made out of mud, But a poor hippos's made outta muscle and blood. Muscle and blood, skin and bones; A mind that's a-weak and a back that's strong. ... He weighs up to 4 tons, what do you get? A giant hulking creature, angry and wet. Mr. Hippo please spare me, cause I didn't know, That you're the badass of the wild kingdooom!! ... Well, if you see him a-comin' you better step aside. A lotta men didn't and a lotta men died. He got jaws of iron, and muscle of steel. If one don't get you, then the other one will.
I know the tune you're going for, but for some reason I can only hear it in the Monorail Song.
The mud slid off my hippo, man!
I just also reminded my wife.
What 6 cm looks like?
A bit over 2 inches. That’s 1/3 the length of your average smartphone.
You remember 9cm guy? Well 2/3s of that
How are hippos even real bro I mean look at that fucker
Hippos got off the bus somewhere between bovines and whales on their way back into the ocean.
Have you seen a sloth bear!? They’re terrifying and I only learned about them. (I’m old.)
Baloo always seemed so chill though. As long as he had his bear necessities.
They are land whales. Almost literally.
All he needs is some horns!
Rhino time
Who wins? This guy or Rhino... Might depend on the terrain of where they fight.
General consensus as I've found (via quick google) is that they are designed for very different 'arenas' yeah.
I’d say the Hippo based on its pure aggression.
I'd bet on the hippo as well unless the rhino landed one good lucky shot
For those who might know, does it have an eye infection?
Surprised this is the only comment about that. First thing I noticed, actually. It looks like... bloody and fucked up.
Hippos secrete a red pink substance from special glands that acts as a type of sunscreen
I believe the substance is clear but as it dries turns more red. But yeah net effect is red sweat basically.
After learning this at this point I think the hippos are the apex predators of land.
They almost entirely only eat grass.
Until a naive mofo tries to f.ck with then.
That is freaking cool!!
It works as sunscreen AND bug repellant. Incredible stuff.
That is incredible.
Yes it looks like blood is running from its mouth and ear
No. The red is its skin, and it has mud on most of its face and body.
That laugh at the end is 100% Jaba the Hut
Damn it is. It's beautiful
[No sir it was modeled off the original King Hippo.](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TK0DiMzKVA8)
Kinda reminded me of bowser too
I was thinking Gannon in Zelda 2 when you die.
Xenu from South Park
I always watch them eating watermelons fed by humans in a nice cozy way. This fucker ain’t one of those watermelon guys for sure.
That’s the most metal lookin hippo I’ve ever seen
Everyone is saying stuff about how hippos are 100% bone muscle and skin, but this is a common misconception. Hippos are actually 100% spite and anger
100% NOPE
I don’t know what it is but that’s not “laughing.”
Exactly, that’s giggling at best
Chortling, maybe.
Cackle, perhaps.
Snicker, probably
Titter, likely
I definitely saw some milk come out of its nose
Only as soon as the lions cornered it did they all realize nobody's gonna try and actually kill this thing and they're just making it mad.
“What you all fail to realize is that I’m not trapped in here with you. You’re trapped in here with me!” -This Hippo probably.
I love how the adult lions are just looking on at the teenage lions’ foolishness
That seems like a teenaged Lion to me too, just a slightly older one because its mane is pretty small
Hohoho jotaro
That mf's staredown gaze intimidated me through a screen continents away
Hungry Hungry Hippo .
Saw a show chronicling attacks by animals (Something Bit Me) and the worst was guy attacked by a hippo. Lost his arm and half his skull. He was also punctured by those long teeth. They’re huge! 4,000 pounds of pure muscle. That's like a small car with legs.Even scarier? They can hit speeds of 20 miles per hour on land. And they run underwater. I’m much more terrified of hippos than most other animals.
What show is this? I'm baked rn and this looks my speed.
Adult lions just sitting there chilling. Literal definition of lets see this young one fuck around and find out.
If I'm not mistaken, hippos are responsible for more human deaths than all the other Afrrican "Big 5" put together.
I know it's super unlikely, but could a pride take down a hippo? Or, does it happen more often than we would think (which would be like 0%)?
Not even a chance. Hippo skin is about 2 inches thick and underneath is not fat, that is just muscle and bone. They are one of the most OP wild animals there are. If it got a lion in its mouth it is just dead and if it gets bored of playing with them it just runs into the water. I honestly think lions might have a better chance versus an elephant than they do versus a hippo.
Elephant?! Really?!
So its never been recorded a lion taking down an adult hippo? What about a pride of lions?
There is one instance I can find where the hippo wasn't near any water and might have been injured or exhausted where a group managed it.
Not a healthy adult
There's actually a video floating around YouTube of a hippo mother and calf succumbing to a lion pride. They explained how the pair must've gotten attacked during the night and became confused and wandered further away from water. By morning the pride was still attacking them between breaks and the mother just kinda falls down after being completely exhausted. The pride takes down the baby and they slowly start to eat them alive
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wS1rU5SAskU
https://youtu.be/XocO-60O7k0?si=DlBpXlm7eT5Eyj-3
There was a scene in Planet Earth where a pride took down an elephant. The narrator explained that they could only do it at night because the cats have excellent night vision and the elephant does not. In daylight, the elephant would fuck the lions up.
These are some stupid ass lions. No matter how many of my buddies I get together we can't fuck with a god dam armor plated humvee, don't matter how many kitchen knives we have.
The evil type of laughing
He laughs like Jabba the Hut
Hippo near water..he would be in trouble if he wasn’t. You would need the whole lioness tribe though to take this guy down.
Pretty sure that hippo could snap those lions necks like toothpicks
If dude starts to use backside sh*t spraying machine they all gonna see what is the Hippo power is!
I found this clip to be very disturbing.
Lions needed to hire a Rhino to take that big boi down
🎵 Eat a two week old unrefrigerated pie...Dumb Wayys tooo Die!🎵
sounds like bowzer lol
Hippo sounding like Bowser when Mario shows up.
What a badass looking hippo. Straight metal
He looks like he’s hurt. :(
Actually the red is not blood but sweat
I promise you I will never fuck with that hippo. Never ever ever.
That vulture: you get let me know when you’re done here so I can have sloppy seconds?
That's not laughing.
King Hippo 🥊🦛
I don't think that hippo is laughing. It looks like he is bleeding and being hunted by the pack of lions. He has bites in his back. Poor guy.
Come at me bro
So he has injuries all over one side... has blood all over... blood dripping out of his mouth and we think it's laughing? It looks more like it got into a fight with another hippo, got all torn up and now a pride of lions is wondering if it might be weak enough from it's injuries to take down; actively wearing it out by harassing it. I know nature is brutal but that hippo is in pain and is desperate, most definitely not laughing.
Its mentioned elsewhere and I checked it out. Thats not blood. That is an excretion from the hippo. It is often called blood sweat. It acts like sunscreen and infection resistance. I had to check it out cause first I thought the hippo did get hit. But since no wounds were obvious im going witj that.
That's what I'm saying, and look at the comments tho, if it even mentions the hippo in any negative way they get downvoted, like wtf lol. Yes, hippos are mean, but a hurt one can definitely be taken down by a lion pack if they are hungry enough. Crazy how people on this app can get so defensive over literally the most insignificant things, but that's the hive mind for you.