r/Awwducational Sep 21 '24

Verified Pygmy hippos mark their well-established trails by vigorously wagging their tails while defecating, spreading feces to mark their paths through the rainforest

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803 Upvotes

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u/nim_opet Sep 21 '24

The non-Pygmy hippos do the same

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u/WanhedaKomSheidheda Sep 21 '24

House Hippos are real! CANADIANS KNOW.

9

u/cilucia Sep 21 '24

Such an effective ad from our childhood

20

u/SunnyFishie Sep 22 '24

That's Moo Deng! She's a very sassy lil bby hip

2

u/hospitalizedgranny Sep 27 '24

Like a tornado in lemonade pitcher

A force to be reckoned with!

20

u/101010-trees Sep 21 '24

I feel like they missed a chance to call them Pygmy hippies. Adorable!

12

u/WanhedaKomSheidheda Sep 21 '24

House Hippos are suddenly too real...

7

u/Karayanna Sep 21 '24

Uhhh. Suddenly I don't wanna meet one.

9

u/Medical_Solid Sep 21 '24

Just don’t walk behind one when they’re on a well-established trail.

3

u/Tiny_Demon9178 Sep 21 '24

“HELP MEEEE!!!! HELP. ME”

3

u/maybesaydie Sep 23 '24

Big hippos do the same thing in the water.

5

u/terriaminute Sep 21 '24

They're very cute but not house pets.

2

u/yerrrrrrrrrr_smd Sep 24 '24

I knew I wouldnt have to scroll too far in this group to find this little gal.

2

u/Past_Adeptness1377 Oct 14 '24

These are just adorable little animals. Im hoping they have a stable habitat to continue to thrive

1

u/alienplantlife1 Sep 21 '24

And that's why your all getting baths today!!

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u/maybesaydie Sep 23 '24

No.

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u/No-Ad-3609 Sep 23 '24 edited Sep 23 '24

That should be a hate crime.

1

u/maybesaydie Sep 23 '24

How are you going to care for an endangered animal?

1

u/No-Ad-3609 Sep 23 '24

With a large koi pond, melons, and a water hose

1

u/secretninja24 Sep 25 '24

It's soo adorable!!

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u/BigMomma1998 Sep 25 '24

It’s what I do so I don’t get lost.

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u/Ghost_Puppy Oct 16 '24

MOO DENG MENTIONED!!!1!11!!