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| Hippo Pod (Photo by Paul Maritz) |
The name “hippopotamus”
literally means “river
horse.” This placid-looking
animal can actually be quite dangerous to
humans, especially when defending
turf and family. Despite
their stocky
build, hippos can cover short
distances at almost 20 miles per hour.
Two Chinese
tourists recently stood on the
shores of a Kenyan lake while one took
pictures of a nearby hippo. The hippo felt threatened and attacked, killing the
photographer and injuring his
colleague. Although tragic, this is not all that
unusual. “Hippos kill about 500 people
in Africa each year.”
Resources
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/hippo-kills-tourist-from-taiwan-in-kenya/ar-BBLQYh2?OCID=ansmsnnews11
Copyright August 14, 2018 by Linda Van Slyke All Rights Reserved
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