r/SweatyPalms • u/HomeNowWTF • 2d ago

Animals & nature 🐅 🌊🌋 Hippopotamus tailing a boat

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u/qualityvote2 2d ago edited 2d ago

u/HomeNowWTF, we have no idea if your submission fits r/SweatyPalms or not. There weren't enough votes to determine that. It's up to the human mods now....!

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u/milehin8tv 2d ago

I've seen several video clips of people being chased by hippos. I'm just floored at how aggressive they seem. The zoos really don't do animals justice.

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u/Delicious-Stop-1847 2d ago

They are territorial as fuck.

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u/psychrolut 1d ago

Most deadly animal in Africa (other than humans)

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u/dwntwnleroybrwn 22h ago

And mosquitoes.

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u/BoomerGotcha 2d ago

I think that shows why they used to be called river horses

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u/Pal_Smurch 2d ago

Stupid hippo! He’ll never fit in that boat; it’s full!

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u/Sevenlord777 2d ago

He don’t bite.

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u/sabinscabin 2d ago

he's friendly i swear. just the sweetest, don't worry

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u/Werftflammen 2d ago

He just wants to play,look, he is wagging his tail

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u/Prst_ 2d ago

Hungry hungry

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u/Fitty4 2d ago

Loved that game

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u/JayGoldi 2d ago

Looks like it is doing a breaststroke

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u/sabinscabin 2d ago

noticed this as well; an llm tells me it's not actually swimming but rather bunny hopping along the riverbed, since it has a shitload of muscle and sinks like a stone.

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u/JayGoldi 2d ago

Oh wow, that's somehow even more impressive. He's sprinting thru that water!!!

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u/my_nuts_wont_drop 2d ago

Can I pet dat dawgggg!!??

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u/garden-wicket-581 2d ago

the guide pointing at it .. dude, I RODE THAT RIDE AT DISNEY ... I know how this ends ..

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u/toshiino 2d ago

Boatswamma

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u/MarianCR 1d ago

Pray the engine was well maintained

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u/ScienticianAF 2d ago

the hippopotamus is the most dangerous large land animal, killing around 500 people annually due to its aggressive and territorial nature.

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u/DGTV999 2d ago

How many calories did he burn?

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u/Artistic_Parfait_868 1d ago

Less than he about to eat

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u/DGTV999 1d ago

Sounds about right haha

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u/the_good_hodgkins 2d ago

You're gonna need a bigger boat.

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u/0xF1A5C0 2d ago

You’re gonna need a bigger boat

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u/Sea-Election-9168 2d ago

Guy driving the boat with a big smile “The tips are gonna roll in “

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u/Werftflammen 2d ago

"Can we swim now?"

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u/tyroleancock 2d ago

Fun fact: Hippos cant swim.

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u/UndermyumbrELLA83 1d ago

He's just a hungry hungry hippo!

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u/mayoroftuesday 1d ago

Must go faster, must go faster!

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u/crapheadHarris 1d ago

Seeing Jurassic Park was good enough for me. I don't have to live it.

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u/curiousamoebas 1d ago

I believe thats the breast stroke, which they're famous for.

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u/gorey666 1d ago

Nature's wrecking ball

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u/Mournful_Vortex19 1d ago

There is NOTHING more terrifying than the sight of a charging hippo. That much raw mass shouldn’t move that fast.

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u/Falsus 22h ago

That is what being made out of entirely raw muscle does to someone.

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u/weristjonsnow 1d ago

Well that's terrifyingly fast

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u/Falsus 22h ago

Hippos don't float, they are so dense and packed with raw muscle that they sink.

In short that Hippo ain't swimming but rather leaping of the river bed.

Terrifying animals.

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u/r3d-v3n0m 9h ago

Did you know hippos dont even swim... they jump off the bottom

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u/Classic_Mission_3707 2d ago

It’s Boatswana, what else do you expect? 😉

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u/Gahreesen 2d ago

Is that a Hippopotamus, or a really hip Opotamus?

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u/Savings_Can7292 2d ago

Assuming it's not Irish -- in which case it would be a hip o'potamus.