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Birds, Polar Bears, Hippos, A Creep & Miss Alabama

January 8, 2013 by Tom Hashemi in The Blog with 1 Comment

At risk of changing the entire ethos of this site, I thought I’d post something a little more lighthearted than usual today, simply because I’ve come across some absolute gems that I wanted to share.

First off, there was this. This bird can mimic chainsaws, opera, and the Amen Break. In other words, it’s more talented than you.

Then there is the absolute bizarreness of these polar bears playing with dogs. And it’s not just a one-off, they come back every year to do it!

Jessica the friendly hippo – “she’s like a daughter to me”.

In case you aren’t familiar, this is what hippos are normally like around humans:

And which species to best end with than the human race. Can you get much creepier than this? Read about it here.

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About Tom Hashemi

An alumnus of the University of Manchester (BA(Hons) Middle Eastern History) and King's College London (MA Terrorism, Security & Society), Tom is the founder of theriskyshift.com. He currently works for market research and strategic consulting firm Edelman Berland. You can find out more about him by going to tomhashemi.com or by following him on twitter. All views expressed are his alone and not of any employer or other third party (including theriskyshift.com).

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    Anastasia KyriacouJanuary 8, 2013 at 10:37 pmReply

    Omfg Jessica the hippo is the best animal EVER

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