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Old 06-22-2007, 07:48 AM   #1
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June 22, 2007: Hippo as pet?!



We've heard these ugly beasts are amongst the meanest in the animal kingdom, but there's one in South Africa that's taken to being a member of the family.



According to the full story, this beast named Jessica was hand-raised by her owner after washing up on the lawn. It was lucky she washed up on the lawn of a game ranger.



She seems to get along well with the family dogs. In fact she helped to groom the puppies:



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Old 06-22-2007, 08:04 AM   #2
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it drinks piss?
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Old 06-22-2007, 08:14 AM   #3
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Sweet! She could have eaten the puppies.
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Old 06-22-2007, 08:45 AM   #4
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That's no hippo! That's my wife!
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Old 06-22-2007, 09:06 AM   #5
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it drinks piss?
According to TFA, it's part of her daily cup o' joe. 10 liters daily! She should really cut back.
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Old 06-22-2007, 09:43 AM   #6
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According to the article she seems so sweet! There are problems arising like her weight and loving to plop on the bed...the male hippos showing up and her love for a good cup a joe.

I hope they are calling some good zoos where she can be loved and protected!
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Old 06-22-2007, 09:43 AM   #7
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it drinks piss?
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Old 06-22-2007, 11:46 AM   #8
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Shame she didn't wash up on a dentist's lawn.
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Old 06-22-2007, 12:05 PM   #9
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There are problems arising like her weight and loving to plop on the bed...
I wouldn't think that would be nearly as bad as the shit and urine spraying behavior.

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To mark territory, hippos spin their tails while defecating to distribute their excrement over the greatest possible area.[7] Hippos also urinate backwards (are retromingent), likely for the same reason. [8]
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Old 06-22-2007, 12:26 PM   #10
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I wouldn't think that would be nearly as bad as the shit and urine spraying behavior.
eww gawd,,,,of course I skimmed over the top of that fact.
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Old 06-22-2007, 01:16 PM   #11
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A Hippo fro Christmas

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Old 06-22-2007, 09:32 PM   #12
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A wonderful opportunity to bring together two things from different parts of the world: the hippo from Africa, and the hungi from New Zealand.
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Old 06-23-2007, 01:12 AM   #13
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A wonderful opportunity to bring together two things from different parts of the world: the hippo from Africa, and the hungi from New Zealand.
tee hee...you said hung guy.
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Old 06-23-2007, 05:12 AM   #14
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If ya got two of those things, do ya got hippopotamussusses? Or, hippopotami? Or, hippopotamice? Or, hippos? Or, hippoes? Or would they be "Those two shit-flicking monstrosities."?
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Old 06-23-2007, 07:33 AM   #15
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... retromingent ...
Is that where the word minge comes from?
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