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Respect for hippos. (lemmy.world)
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[-] tpihkal@lemmy.world 62 points 2 months ago

Except hippos are known to eat meat...so they ARE omnivores.

[-] Gladaed@feddit.org 34 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Nearly any plant eater is. The categorization is outdated and you shouldn't be mad.

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 32 points 2 months ago
[-] Annoyed_Crabby 4 points 2 months ago

That makes them more metal.

[-] nicknonya@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 2 months ago

iirc a lot of animals we consider herbivorous are really opportunistic omnivores

[-] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Deer will MONCH on some bird nests full of eggs and babies. Also on adult birds if they are injured or caught on something.

Fucking deer. Get out of my roses.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

I don't know that's the reason they kill humans.

I think they just don't like humans.

[-] crawancon@lemm.ee 48 points 2 months ago

in their defense, we are humongous assholes.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 22 points 2 months ago

Hence the respect for the hippos.

[-] YaDownWitCPP@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

That's fair.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

I don’t like us either

[-] Bashnagdul@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Not only omnivores. Cannibals as well.

[-] don@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Reb’s just out here tryna make an edgy post. Don’t go fuckin’ that up.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 26 points 2 months ago

Semi-related:

Don't make me hangry. You wouldn't like me when I'm hangry. Nobody likes a hangry hangry Hippie.

[-] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I feel like a hangry viking is even scarier

[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 16 points 2 months ago

If reincarnation is real and I have a choice, I will be chomping on tourists my next life.

[-] don@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago

Hippos don’t give a fuck about your weirdass “hippo psychology”, Reb, and are just as quick to kill you as anything else that they’d choose to kill.

And I think that’s a beautiful thing.

[-] Cliff@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago
[-] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They're more of a "get off my lawn, and I'm serious" kind of aggressive than an "I'm hungry" kind of aggressive.

[-] tpihkal@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

This reminds me of the old adage when it comes to bears, "If it's brown, lie down. If it's black, fight back. If it's white, goodnight."

People often expect grizzlies to be the scariest, but they tend to be mostly territorial so playing dead is the best option. Black bears will see people as opportunistic prey if they're hungry enough (most predators don't want to get in a fight with their prey). Polar bears are always looking for food so I'm guessing that they're hangry all the time.

this post was submitted on 26 Aug 2024
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