We bears is in no groups. We so solitary creature. But when we is, we is a bunch o sleuths. It’s elementary, my dear Boo Boo. The ones with the picanic baskets went that a way.
Honestly, more than once I’ve thought that English is a made up language.
English doesn’t “borrow” from other languages: it follows them down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar and valuable vocabulary.
It is dangerous to get too close to hippos (enter their territory). Hippos kill about 500 people per year in Africa. Males can become aggressive if they sense danger. Mothers may attack to protect their young.
Does anyone remember when the word “pachyderm” referred to elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses? That was because big game hunters grouped them all together as big, grey, and thick-skinned (pachy = thick, dermis = skin).
In fact they are not related to each other. Hippopotamuses, to no-one’s surprise, are related to pigs. Rhinoceroses are related to horses. Elephants are related to ……… elephants.
I see a lot of any animal, I say “Look, there’s a bunch of -—————-”. These fancy group names are fairly useless to most people, outside of providing some laughs.
Bilan over 2 years ago
At least you’re better off than the crows.
ronaldspence over 2 years ago
No offense hippo, really, at least your name means “water-horse” that means something
Concretionist over 2 years ago
Who gets to decide on these group words?
Gent over 2 years ago
We bears is in no groups. We so solitary creature. But when we is, we is a bunch o sleuths. It’s elementary, my dear Boo Boo. The ones with the picanic baskets went that a way.
Gent over 2 years ago
And now, for Pig, Goat, and Rat….
A group of Pig is called passel.
A group of Goats is called a herd.
And a group of Rats is called a plague.
Wilde Bill over 2 years ago
A group of hippos is a pod.
rshive over 2 years ago
Why hippos are solitary creatures.
hariseldon59 over 2 years ago
I miss Zebra being a main character in the strip instead of the occasional appearances of the last few years.
erik.vanthienen over 2 years ago
Hence dazzle camouflage (the idea started with British zoologist John Graham Kerr).
iggyman over 2 years ago
Well Hippo you are kind of large!
MayCauseBurns over 2 years ago
Why all the fancy names for groups of animals?
kgs over 2 years ago
Elks/B.P.O.E. and Moose are Loyal Order of the Moose…
SNVBD over 2 years ago
It’s also known as a raft of hippos.
Honestly, more than once I’ve thought that English is a made up language.
English doesn’t “borrow” from other languages: it follows them down dark alleys, knocks them over, and goes through their pockets for loose grammar and valuable vocabulary.
Doug K over 2 years ago
It is dangerous to get too close to hippos (enter their territory). Hippos kill about 500 people per year in Africa. Males can become aggressive if they sense danger. Mothers may attack to protect their young.
Troglodyte over 2 years ago
Hey, that’s body shaming! (like a hippo would care) :D
Procat Premium Member over 2 years ago
Granny Clampett though a baby hippo that Mr. Drysdale had was a giant hog.
jessegooddoggy over 2 years ago
VERY FUNNY!!
Zebrastripes over 2 years ago
ZEEBA!!!!!
Dazzle your friend Hippo and make him feel all better….YAY!
F-Flash over 2 years ago
Bloat is a condition, a group of Hippos is called a skinny.
Croc Holliday over 2 years ago
Hippos perhaps should be more concerned with their reputation as one of the deadliest animals on the planet.
jel354 over 2 years ago
Zebra was always threatened by the bask of croc neighbors.
Kveldulf over 2 years ago
Does anyone remember when the word “pachyderm” referred to elephants, rhinoceroses, and hippopotamuses? That was because big game hunters grouped them all together as big, grey, and thick-skinned (pachy = thick, dermis = skin).
In fact they are not related to each other. Hippopotamuses, to no-one’s surprise, are related to pigs. Rhinoceroses are related to horses. Elephants are related to ……… elephants.
Lee26 Premium Member over 2 years ago
I see a lot of any animal, I say “Look, there’s a bunch of -—————-”. These fancy group names are fairly useless to most people, outside of providing some laughs.
Kveldulf over 2 years ago
I added the explanation of ghughugh to yesterday’s post.
Fredricrex over 2 years ago
I sure like your blue heeler avatar!
Ellis97 over 2 years ago
They’re also called, “crashes”, “pods” and “schools”.
Jefano Premium Member over 2 years ago
Flavio and Marita,making hippodom flashy, hip, and cool since 1993:
https://youtu.be/a8qKbdevWl4
Goat from PBS over 2 years ago
Ask an owl next time, Zebra. They get a cool name.
raybarb44 over 2 years ago
What they lack of in a name, they more than make up in their ferocity….
198.23.5.11 over 2 years ago
“I Want A Bloat For Christmas” just doesn’t sound right.
Cameron1988 Premium Member over 2 years ago
WHERE THE HECK ARE THE CROCS????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Godfreydaniel over 2 years ago
Please allow me to suggest “an incompetence of crocs.”
KEA over 2 years ago
I just found that out (Bloat that is) the other day. Made sense.
tlmatcsc over 2 years ago
If you try to gather together as many crows as possible is that attempted murder?
zeexenon over 2 years ago
I read they all have big chips on their shoulders.
knight1192a over 2 years ago
No wonder hippos are so vicious.
AZPhinFan over 2 years ago
Gotta love Pastis’ humor!!
Buoy over 2 years ago
Hippo has such dainty hands.
Grover St. Clair over 2 years ago
But they make great Christmas gifts…
TimeLordSoundwave over 2 years ago
I can’t remember the last time Zebra appeared without the crocs.
Sisyphos over 2 years ago
Not everyone can be a winner in the Game of Life, nor in the Name Game.
Some guys can’t even “win” a participation trophy….
Algolei I over 2 years ago
His nose is lookin’ at me funny.
Ωmega over 2 years ago
Did you know that a group of lemurs is called a conspiracy of lemurs? And owls are a parlamint of owls!
alantain 11 months ago
I’m trying to figure out why a group of jellyfish is called a smack instead of a sting or a (jelly)mold.