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Harry the hungry hippo gives his happy handler a loving lick (Cuteness overload)
Daily Mail ^ | April 2, 2012 | Emma Reynolds

Posted on 04/02/2012 5:44:15 AM PDT by Maceman

Adorable Harry the hippopotamus is no stick-in-the-mud when it comes to making friends with humans.

The six-day-old pygmy hippo calf is filling the time of his doting carers after being rejected by his mother at birth.

The 11lb baby was born last Thursday at a wildlife sanctuary in South Africa and requires round-the-clock care.

Read more.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: hippo; hippopotakiss; hippopotamus; kiss
More pictures at source.


1 posted on 04/02/2012 5:44:19 AM PDT by Maceman
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To: Maceman

Wow that is cute!


2 posted on 04/02/2012 5:46:18 AM PDT by erod (This Chicagoan will crawl over broken glass to vote the fake Chicagoan Obama out!)
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To: Maceman

Some days I just wish I were a hippo.


3 posted on 04/02/2012 5:47:56 AM PDT by rfreedom4u (Just because someone thinks it's a good idea doesn't make it legal.)
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To: Maceman

Another wonderful creation from the Creator of all.


4 posted on 04/02/2012 5:51:25 AM PDT by expat1000
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To: Maceman
Have you seen Karl Pilkington [Bucket List] and the house living hippo Jessica in South Africa?


5 posted on 04/02/2012 6:04:29 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: Maceman

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2011/11/pet-hippo-kills-its-owner/

Hippos may look cute, but I wouldn’t own one or even go near one. They are pretty mean critters.


6 posted on 04/02/2012 6:23:10 AM PDT by drbuzzard (different league)
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To: expat1000
It is hard to believe that they become so deadly.
1. Hippopotamus "Hippo, Uganda"Getty Images The hippo is responsible for more human fatalities in Africa than any other large animal. Male hippos actively defend their territories which run along the banks of rivers and lakes. Females have also been known to get extremely aggressive if they sense anyone coming in between their babies, who stay in the water while she feeds on the shore. Hippos can run at speeds of over 20 miles an hour and they have enormous jaws which host up to 20 inch canines.

Fun Facts:

Africa's Most Dangerous Animals
7 posted on 04/02/2012 6:23:20 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (Liberty and Justice for ALL)
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To: Maceman

I want a hippopotamus for Easter.


8 posted on 04/02/2012 6:24:03 AM PDT by BykrBayb (Somewhere, my flower is there. ~ Þ)
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To: Maceman

Not Guilty!

The gal on the right isn’t so bad either.


9 posted on 04/02/2012 6:45:15 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (Solyent Pink is Sheeple!!!!)
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To: drbuzzard
They are pretty mean critters.

They sure are. Even crocs don't mess with hippos.

10 posted on 04/02/2012 6:54:22 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: drbuzzard

Of course, this is a pigmy hippo, not the kind that can kill alligators or humans.


11 posted on 04/02/2012 7:10:41 AM PDT by Inwoodian
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To: Maceman

Tastes like chicken.


12 posted on 04/02/2012 7:16:17 AM PDT by Only1choice____Freedom (FDR had the New Deal. President 0bama has the Raw Deal.)
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To: Inwoodian

Fair enough. Didn’t check out the article, so my bad. The picture of a hippo living in someone’s house had me a bit disturbed though.


13 posted on 04/02/2012 8:15:19 AM PDT by drbuzzard (different league)
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To: expat1000
"Another wonderful creation from the Creator of all."

Amen to that!

14 posted on 04/02/2012 8:28:22 AM PDT by CatherineofAragon (I can haz Romney's defeat?)
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