11 Crazy Hippo Facts

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taloringer
Jun 22, 2018 2:00 PM EDT

Hippos are pretty cool animals. Here are 11 insane facts that prove this. Use these facts as often as you want (they are especially good for awkward silences and party tricks). Enjoy. 

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  • 01
    Vertebrate - WTF fun fact #85 15 Hippos can sleep underwater using a reflex that allows them to bob up, take a breath, and sink back down without waking up.
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    Vertebrate - WTF fun fact #5255 Owen, a baby hippo, was swept away from his mother during a tsunami. He then mistooka 130-year-old tortoise for another hippo and the two have become best friends. wtffunfact.com
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    Vertebrate - WTF fun fact #1T00 Hippopotameses are considered to be the most dangerous animals in Africa. Though they are herbivores, hippos are aggressively territorial and kill thousands of humans every year, because, despite weighing nearly 10,000 pounds, a hippo can run 19 mph almost twice the speed of an average human. wtffunfact.com
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    Wildlife - WTF fun fact #3011 When Columbian drug lord Pablo Escolar's home was raided, the military released the dangerous hippos of his personal zoo, not knowing what to do with them. They now thrive in the Columbian rivers. This makes Columbia have the largest wild hippo population outside of Africa. wtffunfact.com
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    Wildlife - WTF fun fact #3328 An Italian NGO decided to teach Zambians how to grow food and paid locals to grow tomatoes in a fertile valley that lacked agriculture.When the tomatoes grew large and ripe, 200 hippos came out from the river and ate everything. "That's why we have no agriculture here", Zambians explained wtffunfact.com
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    Terrestrial animal - WTF fun fact #2b14 Hippos often enjoy licking massive crocodiles. wtffunfact.com
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    Terrestrial animal - WTF fun fact #2201 A healthy two hour old baby Hippopotamus.
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    Terrestrial animal - Hippopotamuses are extremely aggressive, especially if they feel threatened. They can easily outrun a human on land or in water. WHAT THE A FACTS
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    Adaptation - AHIPPO CAN OPEN ITS MOUTH WIDE ENOUGH TO FIT A FOUR FO0T TALL CHILD INSIDE NETWORK
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    Wildlife - FACT NO. 628 Hippopotamus milk is bright pink, thanks to the fact that it contains Hipposudoric acid and Norhipposudoric acid, with the former being reddish and the latter being bright orange. When combined with the white milk, this makes a pink color TodaylFoundOut.com OTODAYI FOUNDOUT COM
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    Organism - When hippos are upset, their sweat turns red. @just_facts didyouknow
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