Hippos gross out Ingenious Animals’ viewers

We all love a BBC nature documentary, so what better programme to snuggle down with on a Thursday night than Ingenious Animals.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall met a falcon (BBC)

Viewers couldn’t wait to see all those beautiful creatures and find out about the amazing things they can do.

#ingeniousanimals WOW!! What an amazing view from the back of an eagle.

— Angela Whyte (@MissW45) September 22, 2016

I love this programme so much! We are so fortunate to share our planet with these #ingeniousanimals!! Now, show me the #sloths!! ððâ¤ï¸

— Rachel Gwynn (@RachelGwynn) September 22, 2016

Absolutely love nature documentaries, animals in their natural habitat are fascinating ððð #ingeniousanimals

— Miss JLP (@jessperks_pgce) September 22, 2016

Uh oh, cute alert ! Right now #ingeniousanimals on @bbcone. Gorgeous and amazing #sloths coming up, also #hippos !

— kate robinson (@kateandclaudius) September 22, 2016

Hang on, did someone say…hippos?

Umm, sorry to break it to you, but the hippos’ talent may not exactly be what you’d term “cute”. Spoiler alert: the presenter labelled them “nature’s natural lawnmowers and fertilisers”.

Thursday nights on BBC1 aren't what they used to be. #IngeniousAnimals pic.twitter.com/eOE6rBaPSQ

— Mick Convey (@nalaknip) September 22, 2016

A serious case of DIARRHEA and a BACKWARD PENIS make hippos the perfect fertiliser spreaders! #WhenPoopHitsTheFan #IngeniousAnimals ð©ð©ð© pic.twitter.com/oZy4LSxplT

— Patrick Aryee (@PatrickAryee) September 22, 2016

Watching a hippo having an episode of explosive diarrhea. Nothing unusual. #IngeniousAnimals

— Jamie K. Murray (@jamiekmurray) September 22, 2016

It's all v fascinating knowing hippos feed for 7 hrs straight but do we need a graphic illustration of outputs #IngeniousAnimals #IAmEating

— Peter Vlahos (@sohalv_retep) September 22, 2016

Although if a cute fix is what you’re after, tree kangaroos seem to be the way to go.

One woman in Australia was even playing mum to one of the marsupials, letting it sleep in her bed and sharing breakfast with it.

I didn't even know tree kangaroos existed! #IngeniousAnimals pic.twitter.com/vLMdwxmjSR

— Commute Club (@CommuteClub) September 22, 2016

Tree Kangaroos are great, I wish I'd discovered them before now #IngeniousAnimals

— Joshua Sodergren (@Soderg97) September 22, 2016

Tree Kangaroos are awesome and I want one #IngeniousAnimals pic.twitter.com/9z92p0nVk3

— Ed Ludlow (@EdLudlow) September 22, 2016

We also got to see the ever-popular sloth – and again, people totally bypassed the wild animal thing to daydream about how great it would be to keep one as a pet.

I really really really want a pet sloth nowðð RT @BBCOne: Brb – off to go live with sloths. âºï¸ #IngeniousAnimals pic.twitter.com/n1pkhGyKjP

— Ð¼aâÎ¹Î·a.â¥ (@Dinaaa_x3) September 22, 2016

Fair enough, they are lovely though.