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

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

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

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 The categorization is outdated and you shouldn't be mad.

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

That makes them more metal.

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

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

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

in their defense, we are humongous assholes.

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

Hence the respect for the hippos.

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

That's fair.

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

I don’t like us either

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

Not only omnivores. Cannibals as well.

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

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

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

I feel like a hangry viking is even scarier

[-] dotslashme@infosec.pub 16 points 2 years 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 years 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 years ago
[-] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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 years 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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