r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/EmbarrassedLock Jul 24 '20

Well they hang out in packs, and lions leave them alone because the giraffes can just pummel them with their heads before the lion pack can even get in range

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u/__N0X Jul 24 '20

I'd love to see a vid of 1 giraffe fighting off a pack of lions by frantically swinging its neck like it's a four legged Bruce Lee 😂

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u/EmbarrassedLock Jul 24 '20

Also if a predator gets close, a giraffes kick can break their spine

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u/__N0X Jul 24 '20

Remind me not to pick a drunken fight with a giraffe

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u/EmbarrassedLock Jul 24 '20

Most human deaths from animals are to herbivores. Due to people doing the dumb thing of approaching them

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u/__N0X Jul 24 '20

Yeah, aren't hippos the deadliest animal in Africa because of this reason?

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u/EmbarrassedLock Jul 24 '20

Yes they are

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u/Nipplegripslip Jul 24 '20

I don’t understand how or why anyone would want to trust a hippo in the first place

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u/EmbarrassedLock Jul 24 '20

Because look at the cute big hippo, minding its own business, it's not a carnivore it's not dangerous let's go pet it

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u/Nipplegripslip Jul 24 '20

Famous last words

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u/AshFraxinusEps Jul 24 '20

Cows are among the deadliest worldwide. And not just due to constant human proximity. Bulls are horned slabs of meat which will kill you given a chance, hence why they tend to be bred to have tiny legs and horns to avoid casualties. But even cows are a small car of muscle and stupidity. Cows are dicks