The lion was drinking water comfortably by the river
As the king of the hundred beasts,
Of course, you can do whatever you want on this prairie,
It is said that there are very few animals that dare to oppose lions.
But this is a battlefield without any rules
Danger is always creeping in when you let your guard down
A huge figure suddenly rushed towards it
The lion subconsciously retreated and pulled away
It knew it wasn't the match for the guy in front of it
Just a few days ago
Its companion was also bitten off the head by this terrible mouth
Be careful yourself as well
Hippos saw it withdraw from its territory
And I didn't pursue it any further
The picture turns
Cold-blooded killer crocodiles struggle in the hippopotamus
There are abyss mouths everywhere
Crocodiles are already giant beasts, with huge bodies
In front of a group of real behemoths
How weak and helpless it seemed
In the end, the fate is uncertain
Which animal is most dangerous in the African savannah?
tiger? lion? alligator?
Neither
True hunters often appear in the form of prey
It looks clumsy and cute on the outside
It even gives the illusion of meekness
But actually
In our human impression
The hippos in the zoo are very cute
A big mouth has a few teeth in it
Looks funny
But in fact it is very aggressive
Recognized as one of the most dangerous animals in Africa
The animal that hurts the most in Africa is the hippopotamus
Lions, tigers, rhinos and rhinos are not ranked at all
Hippos kill about 500 people a year
There is also a saying that there are nearly 3,000 people
Such an astonishing amount can be seen in its ferocity
Hippos themselves can weigh up to three tons
And the explosive force is very strong
Don't look at such a large body
It runs very fast on land
Most of the hippopotamus's attack power comes from its mouth
It is no exaggeration to say that its mouth can open to 180 degrees
Its mouth should be the largest on the planet
The lower teeth can grow up to 50 cm
The fangs are pointed
Huge bite force can crush anything
Although hippos are herbivores
But with this blood basin, take a big gulp at you
Deterrence alone is enough to shudder
Not to mention that hippopotamus has a very strong sense of territory
It was explained perfectly
What is called my turf is up to me
It is best not to go near its territory
Otherwise it will be like the lion above
Chased by hippos
And don't go near the hippos
Because once they are serious about protecting the cubs, they will die
We often see it on TV
The hippopotamus nest poked its head out of the river
Why does it stay like this all the time?
Hippos are actually very special beings
It is the only amphibian of ungulates
And hippos are simply inseparable from water
First of all, physiologically it is highly dependent on water
Hippos have to drink plenty of water every day
Its digestive tract is like that of other ungulates
The colon is short and there is no cecum
This affects the efficiency with which it absorbs water
If it does not drink a lot of water, it is likely to become dehydrated
In addition to this hippotamus skin is delicate
We can see it intuitively
Hippo skin is always smooth and polished
This is the change they made to adapt to water life
The body is smooth and hairless
Less resistance when moving in water
There are gains and losses
This skin is very afraid of the sun
It is easy to get burned by the sun or dry and cracked skin
Not to mention that the African sun is quite poisonous
For the sake of appearance and for health
It must ensure that the skin is moist and shiny
It all depends on water
What happens if the hippopotamus leaves the water for too long?
It stays away from water for too long
The surface of the skin secretes a red, plump liquid
Often referred to as "sweat blood"
This liquid is neither sweat nor blood
It is a measure of self-protection for hippos
Sweat and blood have the function of sunscreen, moisturizer and antibiotics
But the lack of water is long
It will lose its combat effectiveness due to dehydration and physical weakness
Thus being eaten by lions and other animals
Hippos eat grass
At the same time, his chewing efficiency is too slow
Eating efficiency and digestion efficiency
Decided that hippos eat less
If you eat less, you won't have the strength
And he nestled in the water and the water's edge was grass
When you wake up, you don't have to go too far to eat
It can save energy in the body very well
High dependence on water
It also determines that the range of activities of hippopotamus is very small
Plus it has a bad temper
So the domain awareness of this animal is very strong
African herbivores are terrestrial
There is only one kind of animal in freshwater, hippopotamus
The same is lying on the river
Who is more fierce than a hippopotamus compared to a crocodile?
We can see this from the video
The crocodile fell into a herd of hippos
Face the big mouth full of screens
You can clearly feel how helpless it is
In general
Hippos are naturally not afraid of crocodiles
It is larger than a crocodile
Facing such a behemoth
And the guy whose mouth can be opened wider than it is
Crocodiles are also quite helpless
But especially large Nile crocodiles
The hippos are still afraid
Crocodiles themselves lack the means to hunt hippos
Its teeth are sharp and the bite force is large?
Excuse me
Hippos have thick skins and thick fats
Can't bite at all
Of course, hippos can't actually help crocodiles
On the surface
Hippos can press crocodiles to the ground and rub them
There have also been rumors that hippos kill crocodiles
However, there is actually no reliable record of hippos killing crocodiles alone
Crocodiles eat meat but can't bite it
Everyone eats differently
Get along with each other unrelatedly
So their neighbors are as harmonious as ever
But that doesn't mean humans can get anywhere they want
Hippos have a very strong sense of territory and are very irritable and dangerous
Don't try to get close to it easily
So here's the problem
Hippos are so cattle
Who will be its natural enemy?
Let's discuss it together in the comments section.