Coolest Animal Ever

[Jimmy]

Saw it on cnn. Thought it was crazy. This thing is awesome. It was born 3 weeks ago, and thankfully it lived.
The only thing that bothers me is the amount of flash photography... i'm surprised it's not scared.

LUCKY by name, lucky by nature - that's the case for Taronga Zoo's newest nursery edition, Monifa the pygmy hippo.

Born three weeks ago and unable to stand or feed herself, the piglet-sized hippo would have died within days, but for the intervention of dedicated zoo staff.

Hippo keepers Renae Zammit and Tracy Roberts have been living round-the clock with the 3.8kg infant.

The pair spent a fortnight sleeping with and hand-feeding Monifa - who's name means "I am lucky" in Nigerian.

The infant has now moved into her own pen and is ready to follow the footsteps of her father Timmy, the last pygmy hippo born at Taronga 23 years ago.

Born during the early hours of October 15, Monifa initially had to be patiently coerced into even trying to feed from a teated syringe. Ms Zammit and Ms Roberts spent alternate days working around the clock to keep her alive.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fHSb6JN6z7k

what this thing is gonna look like in a few years: http://static.zsl.org/images/originals/pygmy-hippo-2272.jpg

[SuperKevin]

I've seen cooler

[bhaarat316]

psssh its only a hippo i thought it was some new animal.

this is weak.

[Charm City Byrdgang]

Pretty amazing seeing as how normal hippos are nearly 100 lbs as they exit the mother hippo's snatch.

[SuperKevin]

Pretty amazing seeing as how normal hippos are nearly 100 lbs as they exit the mother hippo's snatch.

Well this is a pygmy hippo so they are considerably smaller

This thread makes me think about how glad I'm going to be when I can go to the National Zoo for free again. San Diego Zoo, is free for me but costs my wife like 35 bucks to get in.

[Charm City Byrdgang]

Well this is a pygmy hippo so they are considerably smaller

Yeah I understand that, my amazement comes from never knowing such a thing existed.

[bored of education]

Humans are the best

[CashmoneyDrew]

It's too bad it has to get bigger and turn into that prehistoric monster in the picture in a couple of years.

[themaninblack]

That would be cool to have one of those as a pet if it stayed at that size. Imagine being able to say that.

[Gay Ork Wang]

http://www.die-geobine.de/gif/panda.jpg
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[SuperKevin]

Once I get my federal funding I plan on engineering the creation of a Gorillanocerous. A gorilla with the armored hide and horn of a Rhinocerous would be the deadliest creature on Earth

[Jvig43]

Once I get my federal funding I plan on engineering the creation of a Gorillanocerous. A gorilla with the armored hide and horn of a Rhinocerous would be the deadliest creature on Earth

Not counting Sharks with Legs and arms that roam the land and seas. The day those things are created im locking myself in a bunker.

[CashmoneyDrew]

http://www.die-geobine.de/gif/panda.jpg
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Too bad they're gonna be extinct soon. :(

[Gay Ork Wang]

I saw one in zoos in china. they are just really awesome

[CJSchneider]

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1327/781310373_f2e9989d32.jpg

Coolest!

[EvilMonkey]

http://icons-pe.wunderground.com/data/wximagenew/f/flapjax/177.jpg

[Brent]

I am going to go with that World Record grizzly bear:

http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/urban-legends/images/killer-grizzly-bear-1.jpg

http://www.southeasternoutdoors.com/outdoors/urban-legends/images/killer-grizzly-bear-2.jpg

"The bear measured 10-feet, 6-inches from nose to tail, and its front claws were three to four inches long. Based on the bear’s measurements, an Alaska master guide estimated the bear’s weight at 1,000 to 1,200 pounds."

[SuperKevin]

That bear has nothing on this

http://www.davickservices.com/Monster%20Pig%20Clay%20County%20Alabama.jpg

1050 lb wild hog that was shot and killed in Alabama

[CashmoneyDrew]

That's just not right.

[SuperKevin]

That's just not right.

True Story. That kid recently died of a heart attack at the age of 13 due to his new daily eating routine of bacon wrapped sausages 3 meals a day

[Gay Ork Wang]

how do you kill such a beast

[terribletowel39]

That bear would slaughter that pig. No contest. But I would rather kill the pig. You are set for life in the pork department.

[SuperKevin]

how do you kill such a beast

The article says the kid killed it with a pistol

[terribletowel39]

how do you kill such a beast
With a hand cannon to the dome. Like that kid has. Kid obviously is a really good shot because you can't just a hit a wild hog anywhere and expect them to go down.

[Eaglez.Fan]

I'm pretty sure on PTI they said that was a hoax.

[EvilMonkey]

I'm pretty sure on PTI they said that was a hoax.

i remember that as well. Wasnt a wild pig, raised the thing then shot it when it got that massive and called it wild to try and get the record.

[Gay Ork Wang]

who cares, that pig was ******* huge

[hobbes2053]

http://www.stockphototalk.com/phototalk/images/jonathanasboywithtoad.jpg

Big frog.

[Gay Ork Wang]

http://whitehouser.com/img/manbearpig.jpg

[EvilMonkey]

http://www.teacupfashions.com/Links-GuineaPigPirate.jpg

[tjsunstein]

http://images.thesun.co.uk/picture/0,,2006531649,00.jpg

[Me Likey Rookies]

True Story. That kid recently died of a heart attack at the age of 13 due to his new daily eating routine of bacon wrapped sausages 3 meals a day

LOLOLOL that thing is seriously going to haunt my dreams.

[CJSchneider]

The article says the kid killed it with a pistol

http://www.starstore.com/acatalog/Han_Solo-scaled-blaster.jpg

Pistol my ***, maybe if he was Han Solo.

[Vikes99ej]

By "cool" I thought you meant like cannons and spikes and ****. I'm disappointed.

[Brent]

maybe if he was Han Solo.
Greedo shot first.

[CJSchneider]

Greedo shot first.

http://www.horrorshirts.com/images/HANSHOTFIRST/hsf1.jpg

[CJSchneider]

By "cool" I thought you meant like cannons and spikes and ****. I'm disappointed.

That's called "Pokemon".

[TitleTown088]

how do you kill such a beast

This is 'Merica. Don't you know how we all roll here across the pond? http://www.survivalarts.com/images/burtgummer.jpg

P.S. Who can name that movie?

[SuperKevin]

This is 'Merica. Don't you know how we all roll here across the pond? http://www.survivalarts.com/images/burtgummer.jpg

P.S. Who can name that movie?

Tremors. That was easy

That movie was written by a guy stationed at 29 Palms in CA. I wouldn't be shocked if there were sand monsters out there. That place was crazy

[TitleTown088]

Tremors. That was easy

That movie was written by a guy stationed at 29 Palms in CA. I wouldn't be shocked if there were sand monsters out there. That place was crazy
" I know how to polvolt". What a masterpiece. I love Kevin Bacon.

[Brent]

29 Palms, CA
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/TwentyninePalms1.jpg
The place looks like it's right out of that movie.

[SuperKevin]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/0d/TwentyninePalms1.jpg
The place looks like it's right out of that movie.

I've been on that hill and seen that exact landscape