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If a hippo feels threatened, it won’t hesitate to defend itself with shocking speed and force. On land, a hippo can easily outrun a human — and in the water, they are nearly unstoppable.
It's hard to open social media these days without a wet, chubby baby hippo popping up on the screen.. Moo Deng, a two-month old pygmy hippopotamus at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand, has ...
The hippo is considered to be extremely aggressive and has frequently been reported charging and attacking boats. [102] Small boats can easily be capsized by hippos and passengers can be injured or killed by the animals, or drown in the water. In one 2014 case in Niger, a boat was capsized by a hippo and 13 people were killed. [103]
The 1996 Zambezi River hippopotamus attack was an incident on the Zambezi River, Zimbabwe, near Victoria Falls on 9 March 1996 where a hippopotamus attacked two river tour guides killing one and injuring the other.
Khao Kheow Open Zoo posted images of its pygmy hippopotamuses on its official Facebook page, and Moo Deng quickly became a favorite among fans. [8] Moo Deng is noted to be more playful and energetic than other hippopotamuses. In response to her popularity, the zoo began selling clothing and other merchandise featuring designs based on Moo Deng.
One of the three suspected poachers was ambushed and killed by a hippo. The two escapees transported the man’s body to a nearby road, where a park tourist discovered it the following day.
Hippopotamidae is a family of stout, naked-skinned, and semiaquatic artiodactyl mammals, possessing three-chambered stomachs and walking on four toes on each foot. While they resemble pigs physiologically, their closest living relatives are the cetaceans.
Oh, baby! A little hippo in Thailand has taken the internet by storm, becoming a viral sensation and even inspiring Sephora to post about blushes that will make people "blush like a baby hippo ...