scoobtom

wots your first reactionto this question;

a male hippo can weigh more than every player on a american foot ball pitch comnbined?true or false

my first reaction was no of course not; false, a hippo is just like a big pig just a bit fatter. WRONG... I watch American footy some times so knew their are 11 players on either team. there pretty big guys aswell. so no way can one hippo weigh more than 22 beefy guys... can it!!!!!!!!! probably as much as 2 or 3 .WRONG,....

a quite big male hippo weigh 2500 kg, 5500 lbs, 393 stones
an average American foot baller player weigh an average 110 kgs, 242 lbs, 17.3 stones

do the maths

110kg x 22 = 2420 kgs
quiet big hippo weigh 2500 kgs
hippo weigh more than every player on the pitch combined

mad isn't it!
the only land mammal bigger than a hippo is a elaphant
the biggest bear is polar bear,biggest one ever is 1000kgs


now for the maddest bit.the biggest hippo ever was 15 feet long and weighs 4500kg, 9900 lbs, oVER 700 STONE
that's 2 really tall basket ball players standing on top of each other, that's how long it was.
so there not just like a big pig lol

biggest American footy player ever was 410 lbs

biggest hippo 9900 divide by biggest player 410 = 24, so biggest hippo still weigh more than every player on the pitch even if every player on the pitch was the biggest player ever


tom

RS_Matt

Average Male Hippo weighs 1,480kg and is slow as ****.


...Strong though.

andy97

iTrader: (1)

That is why they need to spend most of their time in water. Also hippos can run faster than most of the American football squad

Willowsdad

iTrader: (2)

They also have very dense bones and walk underwater rather than swim.

hodgy0_2

they are also responsible for more human deaths than lions (I think)

mrtheedge2u2

I would not class 30 km/h as slow

Paben

iTrader: (5)

They are responsible for more human deaths than all the other 'killer' animals in Africa put together. They also don't swim, mostly walking along the bottom. Apparently.

hodgy0_2

scary,

we had trip in small paddle craft on Lake Naivasha (Kenya)- the boat handler got quite close to them - I was quite apprehensive as I was under no illusion how dangerous these creatures are

The Trooper 1815

iTrader: (31)

Not!

<LI class=style35>Although hippos might look a little chubby, they can easily outrun a human.
<LI class=style35>Hippos can be extremely aggressive, especially if they feel threatened.
<LI class=style35>They are regarded as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa.
<LI class=style35>Hippos are threatened by habitat loss and poachers who hunt them for their meat and teeth.
<LI class=style35>A male hippopotamus is called a ‘bull’.
<LI class=style35>A female hippopotamus is called a ‘cow’.
<LI class=style35>A baby hippo is called a ‘calf’.
<LI class=style35>A group of hippos in known as a ‘herd’, ‘pod’, ‘dale’ or ‘bloat’.
<LI class=style35>Hippos typically live for around 45 years.
<LI class=style35>Hippos eat mostly grass.

neil-h

Does anyone else find that first post more than a little bit bizarre?

mrtheedge2u2

Compared to the other boring, religious, garbage posts that make up 99% of threads on here then this thread actually made me smile a little and did not make me want to slap the OP lol

Tidgy

you dont wanna go near the back end of em either,

markjmd

iTrader: (11)

My first reaction was of course "what is American football?", closely followed by "obesity in male hippos is threatening to bring the entire NHS crashing down in a heap, we must introduce a tax on sweet sugary things immediately".

P1Fanatic

They aren't that bad. You can keep one as an indoors pet:


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**jay**

iTrader: (1)

Strangely reminds me of some woman ive woke up beside, dam you lager!

Paben

iTrader: (5)

The OP is obviously a script writer for the old 'Fast Show'. For instance, did you know that two squirrels and a rabbit can easily duff up a badger?

donny andi

iTrader: (3)

You banging on about your ******* car again

scoobtom

neil and paban, sorry.i saw a program about them and thought they were intresting.

scoobtom

http://www.livescience.com/27339-hippos.html I was actualy wrong,they can get even bigger then wot I said, 16.5 foot and 9920 lbs. andf yes they are very aggressive.

greenonedave

They are crap at catching *****

dpb

Went Chobe couple years ago, you have make sure don't get too close boat or land, and that theyre not underneath you !