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	Who would win a fight between a hippo and a polar bear? Who would win a fight between a hippo and a polar bear? Clementine in Cambridge
	I think that polar bears are a lot faster than hippos, so that element of nimbleness would give it a great advantage. Although I guess if they got close enough, a hippo is a really vicious animal. I think that more people are killed by hippos in Africa than they are by lions and tigers and actual carnivores.
	September 2006

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