petermorwood:

sdzoo:

Care to tango with the most eligible bachelor in hippo history? #TangoTonyTuesday

Sometimes hippos really do look like their cute cartoon counterparts.

Despite that, they’re the most dangerous animal in Africa; territorial, aggressive, nervous, and able to shift their ton-and-a-half at 30kmh / 20mph
after someone who’s annoyed them

or when in a hurry back to the water (hint – don’t be in the way).

Like certain rabbits, they’re equipped with nasty, big, pointy teeth (insert obligatory finger gesture here)…

These two aren’t yawning: it’s the hippo version of “This is a knife / no, THIS is a knife, come on if you’re hard enough…”