# And you thought kudzu and zebra mussels were bad... **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707 "2009-09-11T17:46:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/1 "2009-09-11T17:46:43Z")
…that ain’t nothing compared to Columbia’s invasive species problem. [Linky](http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/11/world/americas/11hippo.html?_r=1&ref=world) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/2 "2009-09-11T17:49:52Z")
Who would have thought that thay’d breed like, well, like hippos? ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/3 "2009-09-11T18:36:24Z")
Nitpick: although numerous towns in the US are named Columbia, [including one near me](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland), the country in South America is “Colombia,” no U. ---
**Author:** ![Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/malleus_incus_stapes/32/3293_2.png) [@Malleus\_Incus\_Stapes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Malleus_Incus_Stapes)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/4 "2009-09-11T18:39:17Z")
:smack: I spel gud, don’t I? Erm, mods, could you please fix the title? ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/5 "2009-09-11T20:16:47Z")
> [@Sailboat](#): > > Nitpick: although numerous towns in the US are named Columbia, [including one near me](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_Maryland), the country in South America is “Colombia,” no U. Omigod, they’ve spread to Morningside Heights! > [@](#): > > “Stay in your vehicle after 6 p.m.,” (the sign) reads. “Hippopotamuses on the road.” \*There’s a hippo on the road It just squashed a native toad Beware invasive breeds On river creatures they will feed It’s a hippo’s holiday Keep your kids away Hippos on the road, yeah\* ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2009, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/6 "2009-09-11T20:54:39Z")
Of course they’re on the road, [they cannot get on a bus](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umlBrQoG6xk)! ---
**Author:** ![longPath](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/bb73d2/32.png) [@longPath](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/longPath)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/7 "2009-09-12T02:52:58Z")
but they sure can [fling poo](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hy8nDb5nCak)… ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/8 "2009-09-12T12:00:00Z")
Now I know what I want for Christmas. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/9 "2009-09-12T13:20:51Z")
I love hippos. Their skin looks like it’s stretched so tight it could pop. I’m not a fan of their poo skills, though. Good to know I can go to Colombia for a hippo safari, if getting to Africa is too much of a hassle. ---
**Author:** ![Meurglys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/258eb7/32.png) [@Meurglys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meurglys)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2009, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/and-you-thought-kudzu-and-zebra-mussels-were-bad/509707/10 "2009-09-12T13:23:21Z")
Thanks for posting an update on these hippos!