I had no idea hippos could swim that fast. Actually, I didn't know hippos could even swim.

Is this real? Hippo looks kind of plastic.

body and move upward. Then it returns to the bottom touching with its front feet. It then repeats the pushing off with the back feet. It can reach up to speeds of 32 km/hr doing this. Amazing.

That beast would be hard to stop.

It's my understanding hippos really like white marbles.

Never played but I bet they're Hungry. Really Hungry.

from a more direct angle instead of following right behind it. Who knew they were so fast! Gads.

They don't look like they should be able to move that fast.

They would fill it up with water put the victims on an island and turn loose the Hippos much deadlier than lions, wolves, bears, rampaging male elephants etc.. Oh the good old days of sport.

They don't eat meat so it's not out of hunger. Is there some kind of hippo rage switch? I had a friend come back from Africa and said the tour guides were totally calm when they saw any animal or even giant crocodile but when they saw a hippo, they put their hands on their guns and started sweating.

The massive teeth, jaws, weight make them invulnerable to all but humans. How the Romans managed to collect so many was an engineering feat. The Romans wiped out many large animal species in Europe and North Africa. Think dog fighting on a large scale, Hippos were the top of the pyramid.

They kill more people than any other animal there

yes INDEED

That makes a real bad combination for any human in that river.

so if they kill you they just leave you be?

Jess kidding bad hippo bad!

Nasty brutes.

Just dumb luck he lived to tell that story.

But now it seems a lot less cute, warm and fuzzy, lol!

...I'll just stay home.

...and a major method of transportation gets cut off.

We're so used to being able to climb in a car and travel along a nice level road wherever we want to go, that the notion of having to be alert for things like that hippo is really alien.

keep the waterways clear of a lot of things.

Wow

I'd rather not take the chance, lol. They can have the waterways in those areas.

in the water with a bunch of hippos. He kept his distance (not far!) but they were watching him. Amazing he wasn't killed long before he was.

Damn!

I almost went to Malawi to assist a particularly accomplished Marine Mammals expert study these very dangerous creatures,
they are considered to be relatives of whales.
As priceless as that opportunity might have been, I dont think I would have done well in the face of so many dangers.
especially Durban Poison.
I would have been useless.

I loved it. That was the one and only time I made it to Disneyland.

Shit man! Look at that thing haul ass! Had no idea they could move so fast in water! Of course they look all big and bad...but put one up against an elephant...check this guy out! Notice how he just blends back into the woodworks! Scary shit!

No way would a person be able to out run a Hippo sprinting at them on land unless
there was already a good distance between them.

An elephant would not tire like a hippo so they would eventually run you down where
a hippo you do have a chance of out running it if the distance is on your side.

Both animals can sprint between 25 to 30 miles an hour same as 1000 pound grizzly

I remember being amazed when I first saw this. They can hold their breath for six minutes.

I had to tell blogslut jr that when she went all squee over baby hippo photos. No petting baby hippos, child.