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Nature is Metal

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  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

    Hippos are amazing swimmers. THey're closest cousins are whales.

    THey're also fiercely territorial. They kill more humans every year than any mammal other than dogs (and other humans, obv).

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    @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

    Hippos are amazing swimmers. THey're closest cousins are whales.

    THey're also fiercely territorial. They kill more humans every year than any mammal other than dogs (and other humans, obv).

    They are the most lethal critter in Africa, killing more than any of the great cats, rhinos, crocs, snakes, etc...

    The Brad

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      No.
      Surprisingly, the most dangerous is the African Moose.
      Never, I mean NEVER, roll your window down during an African safari to take a picture, even if the moose is yards away in the snow.
      They are faster than a polar brown bear.

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      • LuFins DadL LuFins Dad

        @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

        Hippos are amazing swimmers. THey're closest cousins are whales.

        THey're also fiercely territorial. They kill more humans every year than any mammal other than dogs (and other humans, obv).

        They are the most lethal critter in Africa, killing more than any of the great cats, rhinos, crocs, snakes, etc...

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        @lufins-dad said in Nature is Metal:

        @jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:

        Hippos are amazing swimmers. THey're closest cousins are whales.

        THey're also fiercely territorial. They kill more humans every year than any mammal other than dogs (and other humans, obv).

        They are the most lethal critter in Africa, killing more than any of the great cats, rhinos, crocs, snakes, etc...

        Here is proof.

        (https://www.euroweeklynews.com/2020/12/17/pet-hippo-mauled-owner-to-death-and-dragged-body-away/)

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          #174

          https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/kfkjji/dance_of_the_mongoose_and_cobra/

          “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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          • MikM Away
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            The skeleton of conjoined twins at Mutter Museum.

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            “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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            • MikM Mik

              The skeleton of conjoined twins at Mutter Museum.

              alt text

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              @mik Wow. appears that they had one head and two bodies?

              Seems like that they did not live very long. 😢

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                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                  @george-k Almost as fast as D'Oh when he hears it's last call at the pub.

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                    @george-k Almost as fast as D'Oh when he hears it's last call at the pub.

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                    @brenda said in Nature is Metal:

                    @george-k Almost as fast as D'Oh when he hears it's last call at the pub.

                    In the thread someone asked, "So, how did they catch it?"

                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                      Link to video

                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                        As long as this thread includes Nature as augmented by artificial selection.

                        Only non-witches get due process.

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                          "Here fishy, fishy!"

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                That shot took a lot of preparation and patience.

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                                  @jodi

                                  "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                  The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                    @jodi

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                                    @george-k eek. Freaked out horse. Hopefully nobody got hurt!

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                        "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                        The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                          #190

                                          OMG, at 10s or so the woman holding the kid turns her head away from the cat trying to eat the child with this weird embarrassed grin for the camera. Like she's suddenly more concerned about the propriety of it all.

                                          Jesus.

                                          Only non-witches get due process.

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