they just don’t like the way you mock their girth! they’re sensitive about their appetites…
Hungry Hippo says : LUNCHTIME!
read full story here.
on a more serious note:
- Hippos have killed more people in Africa than any other wild animal
- Their gaping yawn is actually a threat, displaying long, thick canine teeth that can bite a boat in half
- They are the second heaviest land mammal after elephants, at up to 4,000lb and as much as 17ft long
- The creatures, whose name is Greek for ‘river horse’, can stay under water for five minutes
