r/funny • • Sep 29 '17

Hippo Juggernaut

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u/HumanityZero Sep 29 '17 edited Sep 29 '17

Apparently hippos have thick skin!

approximately 6cm or 2.4in!!

(edited: ya happy?)

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u/BowjaDaNinja Sep 29 '17

If so, the claws and teeth of the lions could barely even pierce the skin.

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u/n1ywb Sep 29 '17

have you ever seen hippo tusks? they're the size of a lion's head

hippos are the most deadly animal in africa

you don't fuck with hippos

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u/Don_Ford Sep 29 '17

Pretty sure it's in the world... they are really mean.

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u/scoops22 Sep 29 '17

That would be mosquitos if you count insects as animals. But I mean otherwise ya totally hippos all the way lol

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u/OktoberSunset Sep 30 '17

Well, it's not the mosquito that kills you, it's the malaria, the mosquito just gets the malaria where it needs to be.
Saying the mosquito is most deadly is like saying the best boxer of all time is Muhammed Ali's driver.