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Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:24 pm to CapperVin
Could I fish for hippo on private water?
Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:25 pm to TulaneUVA
Thinking about what life would be like had this gone through is one hell of a hippothetical
Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:27 pm to kingbob
S. Florida is a better habitat. They can deal with the pythons
Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:29 pm to poochie
There once was a hippo living in Cross Lake in Shreveport.
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Cross Lake hippo, a historically-documented, “strange but true” tale that dates back to the mid-1920s, not the late 1960s. According to the fantastic book, Shreveport, by the late historian Eric Brock, a hermit living on Cross Lake purchased a baby hippopotamus and raised it in a secluded cove. The hermit’s plan was to raise the hippo, which he’d purchased for $25, and sell it to a zoo for a profit.
A fisherman named Jake Carnahan nearly spoiled that plan when, while fishing in June 1928, he spotted “a huge beast, blowing water from its nostrils.” Word quickly spread, and the “beast” was hunted and captured. If you’d like to know how the saga of the Cross Lake hippo ends, you’ll just have to buy the book. Let’s just say that the hippo ends up being sold to a well-known zoo, netting a tidy profit for the hermit and causing anglers on Cross Lake to breathe a collective sigh of relief.
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Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:30 pm to OMLandshark
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They’re the animal the Croc Hunter feared the most.
I don't know why I found this so funnyPosted on 4/15/18 at 12:32 pm to TulaneUVA
Well this would give me a good excuse to buy that .454 casul I've been wanting
Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:44 pm to Reservoir dawg
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Enraged hippos should be released on the set of The View.
I thought that was the entire premise if the show?Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:52 pm to TulaneUVA
Isn't this how we got nutrias? I think they were imported to eat the water hyacinths. Hippos would be more fun.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:55 pm to LSUBFA83
Tug boats with deck mounted 20mm cannons would be awesome
Posted on 4/15/18 at 12:55 pm to TulaneUVA
Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa.
This post was edited on 4/15/18 at 12:56 pm
Posted on 4/15/18 at 1:09 pm to 504Voodoo
Just think all the gratons you could get off one.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 1:09 pm to LSUBFA83
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Isn't this how we got nutrias? I think they were imported to eat the water hyacinths.
I think they were imported by the Mcilhenny family to raise to sell for their furs, but a hurricane that hit Avery Island allowed them to escape. Back then, furs trapping in South Louisiana was extremely profitable, and fur was in demand nation wide. Nutria fur was discovered to be waterproof, so the Mcilhenny's had the bright idea of importing them from South America, raising them in captivity, and then selling them. Turned out the name "nutria rat" wasn't that appetizing to consumers despite the quality of the fur, so the plan was a complete disaster.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 1:12 pm to Reservoir dawg
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Enraged hippos should be released on the set of The View.
Don’t they already populate it?
Posted on 4/15/18 at 1:55 pm to GreatLakesTiger24
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Not like they'd be a difficult to extinguish invasive species.
maybe these days, but I bet It would have been much more difficult 100 years ago.
Why would it be difficult 100yrs ago? Unregulated hunting decimated the bison population and eradicated the Jaguar in the United States.
The last reported Jaguar killed in Louisiana was in 1886.
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The last reported sighting of a jaguar in Louisiana was in June 1886, when the Donaldsonville Chief newspaper reported that two men had killed a 200-pound animal that had killed several colts, cattle and dogs. The big cat was "said to have resembled the jaguar or American tiger, more than the panther."
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Just my opinion, but I think reintroducing the Jaguar to Louisiana might beneficial in culling the wild hog population.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 1:58 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Surprised that pythons have not flourished as they have in Everglades. That’s good.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 2:13 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Glad to see someone else posted to Longform "American Hippopotamus". It's one of the best articles I've ever read.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 3:06 pm to Chuker
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Not like they'd be a difficult to extinguish invasive species. Such large animals with low birthing rates could be quickly controlled.
Not necessarily. Pablo Escobar had 5 hippos in his estate in South America. They’ve taken over the entire area now and the herd has grown to over 60. And they’re creating massive problems
Posted on 4/15/18 at 3:35 pm to TulaneUVA
Politicians are so shortsighted. They try to solve a problem, but create three more in the process.
Posted on 4/15/18 at 3:37 pm to Northshore Saint
The Jaguar is by far the most feared animal in the Amazon. You think reintroducing the Jaguar back to LA would be a good idea?
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