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December 19, 2008 08:05 PM

Do you want a Hippopotamus for Christmas?

I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas - cute little girl singing it ;)
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bugsandins... bugsandins...
 
 December 19, 2008 08:17 PM
I think the idea is cool, having a hippopotamus, but there are some problems:

1) Space??? Those guys are huge
2) Cost??? Food, enclosure, water, medicine
3) Smell??? I don't have any experience, but I bet they smell terrible

And finally

Hippos are extremely aggressive and have been known to attack humans, and they have enough jaw power to easily crush bones.

I think I'll keep visiting the zoo, thanks.
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lynemma lynemma
 
December 19, 2008 08:19 PM
No, I would not want a hippopotamus for Christmas. However, I would like for someone to adopt for me.

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http://www.worldwildlife.org/ogc/species_SKU.cfm?gid=15


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bmlhailsto... bmlhailsto...
 
December 19, 2008 08:26 PM
Not really, Hippos are responsible for more deaths every year than almost any animal. If I had a zoo to hold it in, then maybe.

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dbedingfie... dbedingfie...
 
December 19, 2008 08:35 PM
No, but I'd settle for a diddy from the Hiphopopotamus or the Rhymenoceros...


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mandyvan mandyvan
 
December 19, 2008 08:38 PM
Only a Hippopotamus will do.

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kublakant kublakant
 
December 19, 2008 09:00 PM
I would love one, along with the points for answering this question.

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splam splam
 
December 19, 2008 10:30 PM
Hippos kill more people than lions do each year.
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http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1862/are-hippos-the-most-dangerous...


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