IIRC, they're the most dangerous large animal in Africa. They have a temper, and they only look slow.
They're also cute, unlike bears who look like giant wolverines or mutated honey badgers, so you expect them to be nice and chill, like capybaras, but then BAM! They bite you. And these jaws, I saw videos, they crush that pumpkin like it's a smartie. Hippos are basically nightmare pigs, they live to make your life short, scary and miserable.
They're also cute, unlike bears who look like giant wolverines or mutated honey badgers, so you expect them to be nice and chill, like capybaras, but then BAM! They bite you. And these jaws, I saw videos, they crush that pumpkin like it's a smartie. Hippos are basically nightmare pigs, they live to make your life short, scary and miserable.
On a related note, if you want a cute (miniature) 'hippo', you get a hairless guinea pig.
This arc with the zookeepers is making me feel something akin to sonder. Yeah, the nuns we're following are quirky and fun to watch, but apparently everyone in this world is and we could have ended up with a comic about zookeepers instead.