Posted on 03/21/2023 4:49:56 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Ron Dicker Thu, March 16, 2023 at 3:57 AM PDT·1 min read A lion stranded on a rock in a South African river was attacked by a massive hippo, prompting the big cat to frantically try to swim to safety. (Watch the video below.)
Veteran guide Steyn Jacobsohn’s video of the encounter in Kruger National Park quickly went viral when it was posted this week on YouTube.
“Guests always ask us what’s the rarest thing you’ve ever seen, and this is at the top, a very unique sight indeed,” Jacobsohn told the wildlife platform Latest Sightings.
The clip begins with the lion sprawled on a small rock as many hippos approach. A particularly large one emerged from the depths and repeatedly snapped at the lion’s head.
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I saw the video. They didn’t really attack him. If they wanted him dead, he’d be dead. They harassed him into swimming for shore. Hippos are very fast and agile in water.
(attacked by a massive hippo)
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“Hippos are very fast and agile in water”.
Hippos “run” on the bottom...
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Suddenly, I feel like playing “Hungry Hippos”.
Interesting to consider if some of the large herbivorous dinosaurs may have had similar capabilities. Or even predators, for that matter.
That’s a very lucky young lion. Hippos reportedly kill more people in Africa every year than any other animal, and they’d have had no trouble biting that lion in half if they’d wanted to.
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