remember going to the zoo as a child? even as an adult it can still be fun. i remember going. i remember walking around in a daze, imagining which animal i would most like as my pet should i be allowed. the hippos never made the list. they were too boring for me. they smelt gross. they didn't do much other than sit around and swat flies with their tales. when it got too hot they'd waddle over to their miniture pool area and take a dip. i'd eagerly press my face closer to the glass to watch them swim - not so much out of excitement, but more from the fact that they were hard to see through the discolored water. as i grew older i tended to skip the hippo exhibit all together. they were the same. every year. every day. boring.
until now.
at work we were checking out what was considered news for today. we were bored. it was an extremely quiet day. the sculptures of the sea over and the after effects of bad weather from yesterday, no one was around requesting our services. no one was even out on the beach. so we read the newspaper and thats when we spotted this picture:
apparently the hippo is one of the most aggressive creatures of the world and is regarded as the top animal to be on the lookout for in africa. go figure. i had no idea. the following is a link to where this story orignated from: CROCODILE NO MATCH FOR A HIPPO. check it out for more pics. fortunately this little event happened in tanzania, but now i've officially added hippos to my mental checklist on what to keep an eye out for when i should ever be visiting africa.
i don't know if that means i should now be greatful that there are only crocodiles and such to watch out for while in australia....
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