tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post8530075745992125799..comments2024-03-29T10:54:08.077-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: "Efforts to castrate hippos are not as easy as you would think"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-69342682278307875382021-01-14T15:08:23.123-06:002021-01-14T15:08:23.123-06:00Just call the guys from Jurassic Park. Just call the guys from Jurassic Park. bobbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05541153566289316156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-18511772537039983162021-01-14T09:03:16.757-06:002021-01-14T09:03:16.757-06:00@Steve Sky: Because Pablo Escobar didn't care...@Steve Sky: Because Pablo Escobar didn't care about casualties.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-7655151600319502112021-01-14T08:51:48.905-06:002021-01-14T08:51:48.905-06:00A mental musing thought occurred to me.
If they a...A mental musing thought occurred to me.<br /><br />If they are so dangerous to capture & handle, how did Pablo Escobar get them there in the first place?<br /><br />Steve Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00626594557764599205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-56989843161514679962021-01-14T08:11:47.578-06:002021-01-14T08:11:47.578-06:00Who knew hippos could jump?
Me, me! I saw the mov...Who knew hippos could jump?<br /><br />Me, me! I saw the movie. They dance on tippy toes in tutu's as well. Trumpeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261330401913905969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-67894611901862613842021-01-13T22:10:23.130-06:002021-01-13T22:10:23.130-06:00It would seem the solution is clear - shoot lots o...It would seem the solution is clear - shoot lots of them and send the meat to the starving in Venezuela next door! Who knows, maybe the hippos were <b>meant</b> to arrive in force in Colombia at precisely this time for this purpose.Philip Sellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06900095295297102196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-5899012939780982132021-01-13T14:58:18.469-06:002021-01-13T14:58:18.469-06:00Seems like hunting is the logical solution. I'...Seems like hunting is the logical solution. I've read that they are tasty and the the tusk ivory is actually finer grained than elephant. I'm sure we could make cowboy boots out of the hide. Jeff Cooper, in his later writings proposed night hunting them while they were out on land grazing. Getting between a hippo and the river at night was a bit more sport than any guide was willing to take on.Mikeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08317316178774530796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-74979668376699181062021-01-13T14:52:23.040-06:002021-01-13T14:52:23.040-06:00The solution is obvious. Animal rights activists ...The solution is obvious. Animal rights activists have blocked hunting. OK. Now it's their problem or hunting returns. Put up or shut up.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09512155016462081947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-29618179131537444562021-01-13T13:32:37.958-06:002021-01-13T13:32:37.958-06:00Just curious. Has any animal birth control effort ...Just curious. Has any animal birth control effort ever worked anywhere, ever?<br />I know lots of time and money has been spent in efforts to control X+Y but have yet to read where a program was shutting down, having reached their goal. If I were a cynic I'd think those who pushed for such efforts long ago moved on to some other cause while those implementing them recognize a job for life if they play their cards right. Shermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07098953206824247173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-44693567688411030092021-01-13T12:51:51.868-06:002021-01-13T12:51:51.868-06:00A pox on do-gooders and animal rights activists. ...A pox on do-gooders and animal rights activists. None of them have even basic common sense.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966081077521821689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22585751295944846492021-01-13T11:34:47.534-06:002021-01-13T11:34:47.534-06:00A while back I read two books of fiction, about fe...A while back I read two books of fiction, about feral hippos in Louisiana's bayous, "River of Teeth" and "Taste of Marrow", by Sarah Gailey. Unfortunately, the author is woke and gets into this he/she/they pronoun crap that makes many passages tedious to read. The fiction itself was interesting.<br /><br />In Puerto Rico, there is a lagoon where crocodiles were released (circa 1960), and populated the place. What could go wrong? It appears, due to flooding they have moved to San Juan's estuary system.<br /><br />These articles go back to 2010.<br /><br />Crocodile census causes alarm in Puerto Rico<br />https://www.foxnews.com/world/crocodile-census-causes-alarm-in-puerto-rico<br /><br />Looks like Caimans are a type of crocodile.<br /><br />Puerto Ricans fight back against caiman onslaught<br />https://news.yahoo.com/puerto-ricans-fight-back-against-caiman-onslaught-201015389.html<br /><br /><br /><br />JaimeInTexashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729407700850451849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-34149856045209701332021-01-13T10:46:13.514-06:002021-01-13T10:46:13.514-06:00Seems that they need to be hunted for food to feed...Seems that they need to be hunted for food to feed the poor. The problem would be to handle the carcass for butchering. Or fine a high end restaurant or meat market to serve /sell hippo meat. Hunters will figure out the logistics.greggBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07470813497160549422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-76332956124957433252021-01-13T09:52:38.653-06:002021-01-13T09:52:38.653-06:00@stencil: Delicious! Hippopotamus stroganoff may...@stencil: Delicious! Hippopotamus stroganoff may be the world's finest version of that dish. Also, there's so much meat . . . I've seen an African village of plus-or-minus 100 people devour an entire hippo (about 4,000 pounds, plus-or-minus a thousand) in two to three days, and spend the next day or two in a food coma. Impressive!Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-22046175051830763432021-01-13T09:48:52.141-06:002021-01-13T09:48:52.141-06:00How do they taste?
.How do they taste? <br />.stencilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301529692425359238noreply@blogger.com