Totally Insane and Dangerous Wild Animal Encounters

Hungry Hippos

Hippos are actually extremely vicious creatures. Weighing in anywhere between 3,300-4,500 pounds, they have killed more peoply annually than most other predators in Africa. During a safari boat tour, for example, a woman's canoe capsized and she was pulled under by a hippo. Luckily, the tour guide grabbed her hand just in time and she narrowly escaped a brutal demise.

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The More You Know

  • When a male tiger and female lion mate they make a tigon, when a male lion and female tiger mate they make a liger.
  • Squirrels will adopt orphans.
  • The only mammals to undergo menopause are elephants, humpback whales and human females.
  • The hippopotamus is born underwater.
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