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Images and video showing otters mating, posted to 5ch’s “Nandemo Jikkyo G” (Anything Live Broadcast) board, became a hot topic after users said it “looks like there’s real love” between them. While some praised how real the reaction of the human bystander looked, the discussion soon expanded to images of mating and predation scenes from other animals — lions, cows, elephants, hippos, tortoises — touching on why zoos put mating on display and how courtship behavior differs from species to species. Some pointed out that the famous scene of a hippo chasing off African wild dogs wasn’t really about “saving” an impala at all — the hippo was simply angry that its territory had been disturbed — making for a discussion that went well beyond a simple “how cute” moment.
What people said
Even though that's the sexiest part
Mom: "Hmm, I wonder… Mommy doesn't know either"
"Mommy and Daddy were doing the same thing yesterday!"
King of Beasts🦁
Against males, that's basically a finishing move on almost anyone
It completely lost its mind at the end there — what was it even trying to do?
Hippos are short-tempered and snap easily
They get irritated over the smallest things and go on rampages, so it's dangerous to get close
In the first place, it just hated having its waterhole disturbed — it wasn't trying to save the impala
First it chased off the wild dogs because they were causing a ruckus
The second time, the wild dogs fled and the impala was left behind, so it just attacked the wild dogs
Basically, the hippo's just an idiot
Apparently it's unpopular because you can't see the girl
I'm into it though
That's sad
Hope it catches on someday
Wait, what…
I thought the hippo wanted to save the deer…
But yeah, humans have guys like this too
It's just annoyed at whatever's moving
If anything, zoos exist to display and teach about stuff like that
What's the point of hiding it
The elephant one had some real power to it
This is way too scary, I'm running the next time I see a goat
Background and Key Points of the Discussion
It’s not unusual for zoos to put mating behavior on public display — it’s typically part of exhibits meant to let visitors observe and learn about reproductive behavior. The thread’s mention of a hippo chasing off African wild dogs is often told as a heartwarming story about the hippo “saving the impala,” but in reality the hippo is simply reacting to animals that encroached on its territory — whether the target happens to be an impala or not is beside the point. Worth noting: posters in the thread flagged that this isn’t a simple feel-good tale, since hippos are known for their short tempers and are responsible for a high number of human deaths and injuries in Africa. The latter half of the thread also devolved at times into lewd tangents about human sexual preferences and strings of unrelated garbled-text posts, so this article focuses mainly on reactions related to animal biology and behavior.
※This article is an excerpt and summary based on the 5ch (Nandemo Jikkyo G) thread “[Images] Otter Sex Called ‘Full of Love’ WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW“.
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