[Dr K]

Originally Posted by catron1

w.t.f.

I agree. Those glasses are horrible!

[APKhaos]

Originally Posted by Vicegrip

They are well behind Hippos in killing humans. Rhinos may look bad ass but hippos are bad ass.

Damn right! I remember being in a small boat on Lake Naivasha outside of Nairobi when a herd of hippo popped up around the boat. Hippos uber territorial, and are expert at turning small boats over and killing the contents. It was major pucker time, but managed to stay frosty and maneuver away without pis$$ing them off.

FWIW, the major killers in Africa rank something like this:
1. Hippo
2. Mosquito [malaria and dengue fever kill a LOT of Africans]
3. Humans [killing fellow humans]
4. Elephant [usually tourists charged down while wandering around in a game park]
5. Black Mamba [bite to death time without anti-venom around an hour]
6. Nile Crocodile [anyone for a swim in the river?]
7. Lion [usually injured of sick males that can't hunt faster prey]
8. Puff Adder [great camo, hiding beside game trails, along comes a tasty human]
9. Cape Buffalo [Have killed more game hunters than any other animal. Mean perma-pi$$ed animals]
10. Rhino

Turns out that the pic Buttdoc posted was taken just before the girl was badly gored by that rhino.
"A South African woman was attacked and severely injured yesterday by a rhino while on safari in South Africa. This photo of her was taken just before the incident. Note they are standing out of their vehicle and ridiculously close to one of the most dangerous animals on earth.
A common thread in many of the safari "accidents" that make the news, is the general lack of common sense shown by the injured party, or in this case, reportedly by the owner of the reserve himself. According to the Telegraph -- "Game park owner Alex Richter had reportedly told a group of visitors it was safe to get out of the safari vehicle to take photos, and he even used food to coax the rhinos closer." According to the Beeld, an Afrikaans newspaper, he encouraged the young woman to get closer for a better photo"

Ref: South African woman gored by rhino

[Lupin..the..3rd]

Originally Posted by catron1

w.t.f.

You two look very happy together!

[Dr K]

Hey, Roundel posted the photo. I just Photoshopped it (not knowing how close I was to the truth). But my earlier post about Rhinos being gentle was meant sarcastically - I'm now schooled to know that, in comparison to some other animals, they aren't all that bad...

[Vicegrip]

I would have listed in this order.

2. Mosquito [malaria and dengue fever kill a LOT of Africans]
3. Humans [killing fellow humans]
1. Hippo

[slbates]

Don't know if this has been posted before...

[B r i a n]

because you have a cigarette in your left hand...

[joep]

How about some North American most dangerous animals?

[VaSteve]

Originally Posted by slbates

Don't know if this has been posted before...

Vicegrip hurt his hand again?

[Vicegrip]

...except for the beer and cigg looks about right.