This is a story featured on Animal Planet’s show Savaged where a man is saved from a severe hippo attack. This man must be one lucky one to escape sure death. He could not only escape it, his good luck managed to get him out of it with minor injuries, where people usually and easily can get torn by any angry hippo! See the clip to know how it all happened!

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At the beginning of the video, the hippo which seems quite a sober one, does not really remain the same way. If a close look is given on the hippo’s body, anyone can notice the scars of some previous wounds; same of them does not look very old. Hippos are famous for getting into fights and attacking things relentlessly which they find offending or threatening. They are nowhere near to compromise or be patient.

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Though this is a promotional video of the Outdoor Channel, but one giant hippo rushing towards the people is surely one breathtaking moment. Hippos have a highly developed sense to trace any threat. That is why, they are often seen charging on passing boats or tourist jeeps or anything else that they find on their way, threatening them. So, it is more than obvious that a hippo would try taking on the people attempting to hunt it down.

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In this video from Lake Naivasha, Kenya, two tourists, Evan and Luke, are seen amused to get chased by a female hippo, which was certainly threatened by the boat’s appearance in their territory. Though they find it quite funny, but they would have dreaded it if only the boat turned off or something like that. It would take minutes for the hippo to torn apart the boat, as well as the passengers. Yes, they are that destructive; listen to the “Hippo Facts” revealed in this clip by the boatman and the tourists!

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Though hippos are not natural predators, they are certainly one of the animals that are responsible of most human killing every year. They surely do not rip anyone apart with their sharp jaws and teeth, because they do not have any. All they use for their massive destruction are their equally massive strength and that giant mouth can literally swallow anything. See here how one giant hippo charges on another, a younger one.

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In this video of a group of professional hunters on their expedition to Tanzania to hunt for hippos, get charged by one of them. See how the thrills and chills go during a hunting procedure from the real-life hunters’ experience. Please note, these are experienced and certified hunters with proper guidance. Please do not attempt anything like this if you are visiting similar places with wild animals.

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This is one amazing video of how hippos get along together in their lives in the wild. A large group of hippos are caught on tape by some tourists while bathing in the river. One of them is certainly a naughty one, who keeps attacking and getting into fights with the others, and thus keep getting sent to the corner. Even hippos send their naughty ones to corner punishment, see how!

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In this video captured by Russian tourists (hence the Russian talks in the background) visiting London Zoo where a hippo is found following and chasing a duck family including several ducklings. Though it was not clear why would the hippo do that, since hippos are vegetarians. May be it was trying to play or just pass its time in the idle zoo. But again, a simple act of play can turn to something dangerous.

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In this video, a follow up story of how a man was chased and almost attacked by a giant hippo, in Uganda, Africa. This man happens to be a gamekeeper and probably that is why he could run fast enough to get out of the clutches from that hippo. One can imagine what could have happened if the man could get in that hippo’s reach, considering the size of this particular one!

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Tourists while moving ahead, find a hippo resting in the water. They thought of getting some nice, wild footage, but they did not know that hippos are least comfortable with someone violating their privacy. It has been seen many times that hippos get angry or even mad, if they find someone entering their area. Hippos are vegetarians, so they will not eat up anyone; but they are, visibly, large and mighty enough to crush bones. So, never ever enter without permission to a hippo’s territory!

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The tourists who were filming this tape did not certainly see that coming! They were excited to find a group of hippos bathing in the water and as usual they kept filming it. Things were going fine until one of the hippos disappeared under the water level. The person with camera could notice that and got a little surprised, but it was just the beginning. See where it went in this video!

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You have heard of a hungry hippo? Well, an angry hippo is what you should be aware of! This scene here was caught on tape by a photographer accompanied by some others who managed to make one hippo angry and paid the price likewise! The hippo certainly did not like the idea of being filmed like that!

Moral of the Story: Never mess with a hippo and do not ever make it angry.

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This is a BBC Earth video, where the presenter is seen rowing in a single-rower’s boat while he gets visited by two angry hippos from two different sides. The hippos keep a distance and keep showing their anger and warning to the man by their heavy water-exhales. The boatman receives the message and tries to get out of their region as early as possible, while his crew-mates try to shoot the whole scenario.

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This is a follow up video of the story where a farm worker gets attacked by an angry hippo, a true one! One inattentive moment and the hippo strikes in to take the victim inside water. The fellow workers and relatives describe how it happened and how they all tried to save the attacked man from being killed for sure. Though hippos do not attack human beings that often, but they sure can lose their temper pretty easily.

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