wildlife conservation society wcs Hippo out of Water!

Hippos generally confine themselves to water to protect their sensitive skin from burning and dehydrating. As a result of this, they are largely inactive and remain within the water when the sun is shining. Ordinarily, they emerge from the water at sunset and feed at night.

As this hippo was fairly close to the road, and most likely wanted to get back to the water, we dared not stand in her way. However contrary to what we thought, she started to make her way in the opposite direction. Soon she ended up near another body of water and submerged herself, before rushing out the other side at a herd of drinking buffalo!

Adult hippos have very few natural enemies besides humans. Certain lion prides have apparently become specialist hippo killers, but fully grown hippos are more than a match for the average pride. Their primary defense is water, to which they immediately retreat when threatened, which was why it was so interesting to watch this female charge out of the water towards a herd of buffalo. She will soon make her way back to her resident dam where her raft (collective name for hippo) were lazing. Perhaps she was simply looking for a nice green patch of grass to nibble on before waddling back to rejoin her fellow hippos.

wildlife conservation society wcs Hippo out of Water!
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