[HN Gopher] The U.S. almost became a nation of hippo ranchers
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The U.S. almost became a nation of hippo ranchers
Author : gaws
Score : 15 points
Date : 2023-06-01 20:23 UTC (2 hours ago)
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| AlbertCory wrote:
| That same trader whom I wrote about in here:
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| https://albertcory50.substack.com/p/how-about-not-overcoming...
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| was on a trip in Africa where the tourists were,
| uncharacteristically, allowed to hike instead of riding in a
| truck. They found out _why_ it 's not usually done when a hippo
| came charging around a bend and took a huge chunk out of a
| hiker's leg. She would have bled to death had there not been a
| trained nurse in the party.
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| Hippos are aggressive even if you're not bothering them.
| akkartik wrote:
| Book recommendation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_of_Teeth
| quantified wrote:
| Awesome detailed story with some recent discussion:
| [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35951031]
| dang wrote:
| Thanks! Macroexpanded:
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| _American Hippopotamus (2013)_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35951031 - May 2023 (4
| comments)
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| _American Hippopotamus_ -
| https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29281993 - Nov 2021 (2
| comments)
| actionfromafar wrote:
| South America may yet succeed, with their mini hippos.
| isk517 wrote:
| I'm going to assume these mini hippos are a cross between the
| standard African hippo and the North American House Hippo.
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TijcoS8qHIE
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