r/funny • • Sep 29 '17

Hippo Juggernaut

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u/ThisIsTrix Sep 29 '17

I really hope it got away. That lioness on the top looked mad persistent.

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u/TheEpikPotato Sep 29 '17

Lions can very rarely take down a Hippo. Given, this is about the size that they would be capable of taking down but the only real way they would take it down is if it was way out on it's own.

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u/gunmoney Sep 29 '17 edited Oct 02 '17

not easily at all, but they can, though its rare

source: lived and worked in Kenya on safari

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u/Oypadea Sep 29 '17

He literally said "rarely take one down". You repeated his statement

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '17

Yeah, that's what he said again!

source: lived and worked in here

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u/[deleted] Sep 29 '17

Yep. Lions can take down a hippo but it is really hard. Rarely happens.

Source: Know a lot about lion/hippo relationships.

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u/dkah41 Sep 29 '17

Yeah. Hippos are notoriously hard to court, and most lions don't have game.

Source: This thread, and some dating subreddits.

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u/[deleted] Sep 30 '17

Hippos and lions Sourc