Huffingtonpost: This video from National Geographic shows some brazen hippopotamuses and their audacity to romp freely among African crocodiles, even amidst intense feeding sessions. If that isn't enough, the hippos also lick and gnaw at the crocodiles armor. A baby hippo is even seen to treat a croc like its personal chew toy!
And no, the crocodiles don't give any gruff warning snaps to shoo away the bothersome hippos, but instead tolerate their antics.
According to National Geographic, scientists haven't been able to explain why, but hippos (which are herbivores) seem to enjoy hanging around crocodiles during their bloody feeding sessions. The crocs don't mess with the hippos, knowing that the massive vegetarians are more powerful than they are.
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radxEverybody needs something (or someone) to suck on ... *promote
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Croccydilesays...So that is where all those toothmarks came from
dystopianfuturetodayTons of fun.
residueok so the crocs don't bother the adult hippo because it's huge and powerful, but I really don't understand why they wouldn't go after the baby.. It's not even particularly close to the mom
Matthusays...I'm losing my mind.
At 12 secs tell me that's not the exact same spell fizzling sound from Ultima Online. I'm sure it is. WTF.
I would recognize that sound anywhere... I played that game entirely too much.
xxovercastxx>> ^residue:
ok so the crocs don't bother the adult hippo because it's huge and powerful, but I really don't understand why they wouldn't go after the baby.. It's not even particularly close to the mom
I suspect the crocs would not come out on the winning end of a fight with the hippos. Hippos may not be carnivorous, but that won't stop them from fucking you up.
Payback>> ^residue:
ok so the crocs don't bother the adult hippo because it's huge and powerful, but I really don't understand why they wouldn't go after the baby.. It's not even particularly close to the mom
Yeah, I wondered about that. A croc kills by drowning. It can hold it's breath for an hour or more. 5x what a typical hippo can. At least that's what wikipedia told me.
YogiVegetarians and their douchey offspring are just bulleys.
poolcleaner>> ^Matthu:
I'm losing my mind.
At 12 secs tell me that's not the exact same spell fizzling sound from Ultima Online. I'm sure it is. WTF.
I would recognize that sound anywhere... I played that game entirely too much.
Corp por!
dannym3141Best title ever
NinjaInHeatsays...doesn't it look like the hippos are attracted to the scaly back as if it was some sort of plant?
agoposays...>> ^NinjaInHeat:
doesn't it look like the hippos are attracted to the scaly back as if it was some sort of plant?
I thought they maybe use it for cleaning their teeth/ gums.
Hive13Hippos will fuck you up and come back to fuck you up some more. They are mean as hell. No wonder the crocs are cools with it. They saw what happened to the last one that tried to get in a tussle with a hippo.
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cyberwiresays...Not losing your mind, thats exactly what I thought when I heard it lol... Good old days huh?
>> ^Matthu:
I'm losing my mind.
At 12 secs tell me that's not the exact same spell fizzling sound from Ultima Online. I'm sure it is. WTF.
I would recognize that sound anywhere... I played that game entirely too much.
AnimalsForCrackerssays...Maybe crocodile skin is salty and they're just getting their daily sodium intake?
juliovega914says...The Hippo: Nature's Troll
gwiz665I suspect it something similar to the symbiotic relationship between crocs and certain small birds that crawl into their mouths and clean their teeth. The hippos get their sodium or teeth cleaned or something, and the crocs don't get fucked up... seems like a fair trade off.
>> ^agopo:
>> ^NinjaInHeat:
doesn't it look like the hippos are attracted to the scaly back as if it was some sort of plant?
I thought they maybe use it for cleaning their teeth/ gums.
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