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Post by Felis Rex on Jan 5, 2012 20:34:34 GMT -5
It wasnt that way yesterday. Its fixed now though
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Post by jumbo on May 13, 2012 12:42:54 GMT -5
Rhino easily. Quicker, much much better armed, and more stable. Hippo legs aren't built to support its weight for very long on land and can easily be felled by a fast charge from the rhino
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Post by ansalon on May 14, 2012 15:20:47 GMT -5
Rhino easily. Quicker, much much better armed, and more stable. Hippo legs aren't built to support its weight for very long on land and can easily be felled by a fast charge from the rhino I respectfully disagree with some of your points. Hippos legs are actually very good at supporting the hippo on land. In fact, hippos will spend almost the entire night foraging on land, not returning to the water until dawn. A hippo can be surprisingly quick on land as well, and I would think it is very stable, due to its low center of gravity and the fact that its thick legs are amazingly enough completely solid (no marrow cavity), unique among mammals. Although the rhino has a better ranged weapon (its horn), a bite by the hippo would also be devastating. The hippos skin is also extremely thick and resilient to cutting. Personally, I favor the hippopotamus 6/10 times.
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Post by jumbo on May 14, 2012 16:31:17 GMT -5
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Post by mobster on Dec 1, 2012 21:59:35 GMT -5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfDA3zSUXqc Some more rhino hippo interaction. After reading Ansalon's post, I've changed my mind a bit. I'd say rhino wins 6/10 but its close and both can kill each other.
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Post by rhino on Mar 23, 2013 18:09:38 GMT -5
Based on the video and the description of the size/weights, I think a Rhino would win against a younger or smaller Hippo. However, if the Hippo is an old male, it would have a significant weight advantage, and I think it would win this match. I still think the rhino's greater mobility and longer reach with that 3 foot horn is enough to cancel that out.
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Post by rhino on Apr 22, 2013 0:30:29 GMT -5
I don't literally me crushed, sorry should have chose my words better. What I am trying to say is that a portion of its head would fit into the hippos mouth and though the hippo probably couldn't crush the rhinos skull to splinters or anything like that but it's still not healthy to place to be. The real threat is going to be in the hippo's lower jaw. Head to head the hippo's lower tusk are going to be dangerously close to the underside of the rhino's jaw and throat. If the hippo bullrushes the rhino and tries to bite, it will die with a horn impaling the roof of its mouth.
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Post by Reticulatus on Apr 22, 2013 19:16:53 GMT -5
creating a furious hippo with a superficial wound...
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Post by rhino on Apr 23, 2013 1:27:36 GMT -5
creating a furious hippo with a superficial wound... A badly gored mouth or throat isn't superficial. The rhino could also try to hook its horn under the hippo and try to tip the less stable animal off balance. I can't think of any advantage the hippo possesses over a faster, more stable, and better armed white rhino.
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Post by Reticulatus on Apr 23, 2013 17:21:29 GMT -5
Where do these more stable comments keep coming from? I strongly disagree. The hippo seems more stable in my humble opinion. Hippos jaws seem more versitile to me as well, there is a limit on what the rhinos horn is capable of, a charge or a gore. The hippo can bite, gore, grapple, even slash with its lower teeth. I might be inclined to favor the rhinos armor slightly but not enough to sway my fight.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2013 17:24:56 GMT -5
A better match would be an Indian rhino. I think the hippo has chances even here, but the better armed and on average larger white rhino should win. Its long horn can repel the hippos advances. Rhino 7-8/10 on land.
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Post by rhino on Apr 23, 2013 21:53:02 GMT -5
the hippo needs the water to alleviate its weight whereas the rhino is 100% terrestrial. I'd say it's more stable.
I see your points (reticulatus) but I think the rhino is just as versatile as the hippo. It can gore, charge, and also try to hook its horn under the opponent and tip it off balance.
And rhinos have been known to do that in fights (hooking its horn under an opponent and trying to tip him over)
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Post by Reticulatus on Apr 23, 2013 22:08:38 GMT -5
Hippos are very sturdy they spend half their life on land(the more active half) and are very fast. I don't think the hippo would win everytime but more often than not. If it became a long battle I would favor the rhinos stamina.
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Post by rhino on Apr 23, 2013 22:19:56 GMT -5
when they come out on land, it's usually at night when it's cooler or during drought I think.
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Post by rhino on Apr 29, 2013 7:06:12 GMT -5
what happens when a rhinos head long charge is met with massive open jaws? the hippo might get gouged or gored but i think the rhino get its head crushed. I don't think the hippo can crush a large robust skull (not mentioned that it has two horns) that easily and I don't think the rhino's head can fit into a hippo's mouth anyways. That too. There simply isn't a convicing way I see a hippo winning. A black rhino or javan rhino would be pretty even. But a white rhino, only an elephant can defeat one.
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