A Hazardous Herbivore

A Hazardous Herbivore

They may look cute and harmless, but it's been said that hippos are the cause of more human deaths than any other large animal in Africa. Though they are not threatening creatures by nature and quickly retreat to water at any sign of danger, the trouble occurs when people get between a hippo and its water.



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