Hippo Vs hyena clan - hippo defends calf's corpse

Mother hippo defends her dead calf's corpse from a hyena clan. The video was recorded in the Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania.
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[@henrylaveran4691]

Seeing some of these comments, I've got this to say for future viewers. Do NOT mistake a mother's instinct for a mother's love. A hippo is one of the most ferocious beasts on the planet. They are solid, dense muscle, and they are notoriously territorial and aggressive animals. Point being, there should be no illusion of 'love' existent in these animals, as love is known to a human. They will not hesitate to kill you, and they should be regarded with this truth in consideration. This is not to say they should not be respected - quite the opposite. In respecting the world that we live in, it is necessary that we understand that certain aspects of nature's creation are not meant to be interacted with; they are spectacles to be viewed from afar, fragments of life's history for us to ponder and be amazed by.

[@user-uu2rk6lw2q]

Ююб б ььбьь9

[@abhijithajay1998]

@Asherah 1147 good one

[@xyzxyz997]

@Asherah 1147 how the hell would everyone know that about hippos? The guys comment was informative and interesting.

[@elizabethbank5971]

@@xyzxyz997 how the hell would you NOT know that a HUGE, 2 ton, wild animal with canines that more closely resemble swords, is extremely dangerous and like all animals, is NOT human and does not share our perspectives; that said, the OP's comment may be the most beautifully written comment on youtube. ever.

[@uncletony6210]

and how would you know whether a hippo can or cannot feel love?

[@swizzleproxi4810]

I knew she was protecting the carcass of her dead baby, she didnt want the hyenas to eat it, amazing sensitivity from hippo.

[@jafarfbi2267]

is he dead؟؟

[@mikec1865]

When the Hippo opened his mouth, the Hyena said: okay I have seen enough.🤣

[@boscoogasi90]

Good to see them

[@ronaldbaez567]

@Going Frugal Now his joking you d*mbass.

[@mysteriowc]

8:53

[@indriadrayton1132]

The guy says, it's clearly dead so why protect it? Because the hippo is a MOTHER!

[@CashNYC]

See how smart the hyenas are they are spread out some is looking out and watching while the others are hunting for the food everyone is playing a roll for there survival.

[@helgeron4655]

'It's clearly dead so why protect it? Because it's her calf and she probably gave birth shortly before you arrived. I did expect her to have killed a Hyena since Hippos have a fierce reputation.

[@anthonyjuarez9544]

Was I the only one waiting for a croc to make a surprise appearance 🤔😂😂😂

[@fern_doc]

Anthony Juarez Crocs wouldn’t mess with hippos

[@Will-nb8qk]

@@fern_doc yeah but there were some hyena steaks 🥩 for the taking in that there water!

[@g16-62]

If anything the crocs actually respect and try to get away from hippos, after wards, of course they will see what’s left; it’s like a bear and a pack of wolves, they wait to see what is left.

[@augustinemadukwe9335]

Crocks are always afraid of hippos

[@ljlj6314]

I am surprised the mother wasnt more aggressive

[@indriadrayton1132]

They're trying to fake out the mother. Two to distract, with two on the side ready to drag the baby out the water.

[@mdamico1909]

"Are those coyotes in the water?" "No, those are hyenas!!!!" How can you not know that when your on safari to Africa?

[@user-ct8my8rv9c]

Usually music ruins videos, but in this case it would eliminate the constant wind blowing into the microphone and people talking

[@yaahlabanyamyan144]

Oh shut up

[@henriquezepekeno5216]

Parabéns a todos envolvidos saúde e muito mais suseso agradecimento a equipe da filmagem

[@cleo6205]

A grieving Mom.

[@Dutti215]

Hyenas are brave, strong, tough, rugged, smart, durable, resilient and have the strongest neck, jaw and heart. Hyenas are gorgeous and amazing 👏 👏 👏 👏

[@menggayjaguar2972]

Wow amazing hippo.. Wonderful sighting!!! Wonderful hippos!! Fantastic creature!!Thanks for sharing this wonderful video about amazing creature...THE BEAUTIFUL HIPPO!!!

[@lynnejohnson3643]

Poor mama. She knows if she leaves the body for one second, the Hyenas will get it.

[@auburneytuckerson2959]

This proves hyenas aren't cowards because if they were, they wouldn't even be going in hippo territory in the first place. Hyena just swam towards a living hippo to eat the dead one (even though the hippo is telling him or her to go away). 11:36 A hyena THAT close to a hippo can't be a coward. I know there are more hyenas, but that hyena is closest by him or herself!

[@sparklegirl19]

Have you seen how hyenas act around an adult male lion?

[@auburneytuckerson2959]

@@sparklegirl19 Yeah, because being smart enough to not try to take on a male lion, risking their lives to seem "badass" for some stupid human's pride makes them cowardly, okay. Focusing on more important things like staying alive, rather than stupidly taking on a bigger predator to be "big and bad" sure makes them stupid, doesn't it? The fact that there are more of them in the wild than lions, thriving and surviving doesn't matter because they avoid fighting a male lion. That's clearly more important than surviving because as dumb humans, pride and power matters more than living. Whomever said humans were intelligent was clearly delusional.

[@Woman_in_the_Wilderness]

Brave or stupid?

[@auburneytuckerson2959]

@@Woman_in_the_Wilderness Brave. Do you know how robust hyenas are? Even they know that.

[@ashdog236]

@@sparklegirl19 I have actually, they’re very strong and can fight off a full size male lion 1v1 😊 - kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIKYq3WwrKmKatU

[@thegadgetdetective323]

Hay! Fantastic UFO Activity at the end of the video,WoW....

[@SDsailor7]

I did not know hyenas could swim.

[@smoothugggg]

Bold hyenas! Do they not know that a hippo can damn near run on water!! 😂

[@robburrell2643]

Hippos can run underwater at 5mph. Despite their "fat" appearance they must be incredibly dense in bone structure and musculature. They are alpha predators. In response to this comment above....hippos can't actually swim...let alone rune on water.

[@nurutejan6518]

The hippo is really polite with the hyenas

[@franniebanani6532]

Nuru Tejan she's in mourning her baby is dead. You fool!!!!

[@heathergane9515]

I can't understand why hyaenas apparently attack hippos. With their enormous mouths they could be bitten in half with ease!

[@fabricatedreality8218]

Are those hyenas out of their gord? Wow. Never thought id see something so crazy

[@everybodyyogastudio212]

Funny, the wind makes it look like either a jacuzzi or mama hippo has a major gas case 😂

[@lydsantanafamily4052]

Aw momma was trying to hide the baby , so sad

[@chevyman1722]

The title should read successfully defends

[@trkr49ncsthbound83]

The hyenas are smart. They're trying to sway the mother hippo away from the calf. Interesting.

[@doeman35]

lawC0vRu pl7mnz&* crazy, crafty, deadly madhafakas🤣

[@thechatpion9040]

Thats crocodile water. Where is the crocodiles?? The hippos and Crocs Usually be in the same water.

[@amerj5243]

Now this is real scavenging work , getting into the water with a hippo and getting this close , just to get to a corpse , respect to the hyenas, must be really hungry as well !

[@laurisasatifani6371]

Orange itan

[@Kernelpopcornx]

Hey I was in Tanzania in 2012 and went there! This place was beautiful!

[@tomtalker2000]

That hyena is pretty damn brazen going into the water like that. That is obviously not there element and the hippo could have EASILY killed it.

[@nakulyadav116]

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[@nakulyadav116]

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[@jeanlarocque6085]

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[@jeanlarocque6085]

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[@eloisepigeaud9721]

Nakul Yadav mmmmpmmmmmmm

[@princemateosparta5882]

Animals are legends

[@Quintoncliff]

This is a whole new world of entertainment

[@lovelilly4428]

Poor momma hippo lost her baby!!

[@Oceanhawktv]

Saw you on Reddit - subbed ya - Good luck on KZbin!

[@patmwa7214]

KENYAN LEADERS ARE LIKE THESE HYENAS......JUST THINKING ABOUT THEMSELVES

[@elizabethbank5971]

@@patmwa7214 no one cares, and the latter is certainly not true, given that they are the most successful predator in that ecosystem.

[@chrislove4851]

The guy who said “why protect her dead calf”...are you insane ...the animal alsi have a mother instinct !!human can’t be selfish all the time

[@oderoorinda8779]

Gud

[@Brainly-Brian]

Hippos love to tease the other animals. :-)

[@ultimate_animal_showdown]

Hyenas: is this McDonalds cause the quality of the smell here smells like McDonalds. Hippo: no this is a funeral now get lost Hyena: but food from McDonalds is roadkill...

[@sabbukhan5304]

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[@user-sr9lg3ny6h]

La mas mortal de las mordidas de los depredadores Las tienen las Hienas son un espectaculo.Muchas Gracias

[@qidongxu7339]

Usually hippos and crocs share the same pool. Surprised that there were no crocs trying to eat the hyenas.

[@user-be2er8ie8e]

Қандай керемет жануарлар!

[@rogercobbs4297]

lol that first jump by hyena shows not very athletic

[@binkaram6577]

the quality .....its just AMAZING very amazing

[@primitivoebreo7697]

bin karam K fd .l like to be close fd widyou

[@VRpPakki]

bin karam

[@laiveasprilla9684]

V. R .p. Pakki .

[@hulkmeister23]

I do enjoy the scenery. They weren't kidding when they said Africa was teeming with wildlife!

[@alipetruic4453]

The poor mom 😥 just let her grieve

[@Darnell471]

lol animals can’t live forever u know that hippo will one day die of old age….

[@mikes7446]

The Hyena leaping haha

[@foyfamily6960]

Peep how all the Hyenas are spread out and looking in different direction for prey danger ect! They are very smart!

[@isaacokello4174]

I never knew that the hyna can risk that much when a hunger strikes tho.

[@ericstandefer9138]

Did the guy actually say the calf is clearly dead so why is she protecting it? I can't even comment on that. Guy most have no love in his heart or emotion. Would you just discard your desd child?

[@nicolebrown8257]

I totally agree with you. I couldn't just discard my baby no way.

[@thegodfather4831]

I think the hippo was protecting his evening appetizer.

[@dramanenimaga4299]

Merci beaucoup. Il faut

[@frederickoguttu1244]

...HAHAHAA...INSTINCTS SIMPLY OVERWHELMS BEASTS...THE HYENAS CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES BUT JUST HELP THEMSELVES?!...

[@geraldocesarrodrigues8285]

Ienas inteligentíssimas no seu quotidiano. Seres fantásticos esses ienas.

[@jessie361293]

As much as I hate hyenas they are very smart animals.

[@arthurs4964]

Hungry, hungry hyenas get no hippo.

[@vaybevay4798]

Where are the crocodiles when you need them most?

[@fern_doc]

Hiding from the Hippo

[@user-ix9rw1jj1w]

0 : 04 amazing jump hyena??????

[@mslovelyj9443]

What they runnin from towards end??

[@gracielamijangos3591]

Q interesante gracias por tu vídeo 👌

[@peacecampaigner]

To the guy on the video that is saying why protect it, it is clearly dead. It's her baby you fool, animals love too! der!

[@Darnell471]

lol

[@nathan84kommagalla52]

We want the clean the pool. You big guy don't restrain us.

[@Hetzerg]

The title should be "Hippo rescues a calf corpse from hyenas"!!

[@laststand5488]

8:50 he run after hippo show his power 🤣

[@nelsoncardo2110]

It's a game of patience... obviously hyenas are not in the position to confront the hippo. Eventually one gives up.

[@KK-ev2xh]

Looks like he is saving it for his croc buddies

[@waverunner7063]

There's like 50,000 gazelle behind them. I'm sure they can catch 1.

[@j-real7233]

Ikr....they have tunnel vision

[@turq1824]

Heyenas are stupid. That's why it takes 20 of them to do anything at a time.

[@smoxthybweh]

Also heyenas are scavengers most of the time so they are more likely to go after whats all ready been killed for them or easy pray because their role is to take out the dead, weak, and the old

[@ashdog236]

@@smoxthybweh according to scientific research, hyenas are more successful at hunting than lions 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Ilovedoingedits353]

gazellez are super fast

[@tjohanne]

I hate the background comments. They always state the obvious.

[@EdmondForster68]

These hyenas're very, very hungry. They would've walked in at any fast food restaurant to eat, but not at Gordon Ramsay's.

[@luzvimindacelmar2096]

Great

[@tkers7021]

Hyena's are like "we smell something good." Where are the crocs? I want to see a croc hyena fight,

[@aldwynbardelas2546]

N

[@mikegross6107]

I wish you would have swung the camera to the right in order to see what frightened the hyenas away; didn't you see them looking that way?

[@thedukwildanimals]

So cool. I would LOVE to see that

[@phamhuubach134]

Well the hippo isn't the only threat. Don't forget there are crocs in African rivers too. Those hyenas got lucky.

[@davidlakin467]

Where are the crocs when you need em

[@cameramon]

thank goodness for the sidebar.

[@stevecook5156]

I enjoyed this interesting inter-species little behavioural study - thanks for the upload

[@rafibrodo5426]

steve cook נשים

[@mortalkombat2202]

Your inner self - damn I need one hyena in that hippos mouth

[@alanbraithwaite5771]

steve cook 1

[@muraterdogan8420]

steve cook in GB

[@luttimatos]

Hyenas are trying so hard to rescue the Hippo..

[@wilsonzoldyck9418]

por fin alguien que habla español en los videos (?

[@mikeef747]

Hippos are not very smart, they have an amazing ability to walk underwater and could've easily killed a couple of Hyenas.

[@larryhensom7537]

that bastard looked good laying there with all fours up.mother is studied as hell.like get up we got company.know they have clowns over there,I here them in the back ground.lol

[@fransjahja915]

Good...

[@oalsecnewgnirot9431]

Hyenas are really pretty scared when they or hunt😂

[@wondersside1881]

They tried, water is not normal land.

[@harshanm9386]

But their unity makes thing happen

[@MarioGarcia-wd4js]

Parents love even in the wild is amazing

[@fanclub69]

Yeah, God's amazing creation.

[@isaacstoller805]

@@fanclub69 it sure is!

[@aaadit4131]

Hallelujah

[@brushwolf]

They should make a TV show called "People on Safari say the Stupidest Things". Some dumb broad asked if those "things" in the water were coyotes at 2:19.

[@rogcree7911]

Hippos are the most vicious animals in the wild kingdom them hyenas are pretty brave

[@janetgonzalez3931]

Hippo know they were all waiting for her

[@vernonsimon741]

Wow what an amazing video. I am amazed that this is almost 18 minutes of nothing. I will just follow the Hyenas and walk away.

[@matthewmann8969]

Those Hyenas were brave but foolish and reckless going into The Hippo's domain they are lucky The Hippo was not having such a bad day

[@ishmailnganga4425]

Hippo was still in mourning mood

[@kw882]

Watching paint dry>>>this video!!!

[@markwake3943]

Those hyenas looked like they had all the time in the world so I'm surprised that they backed off. Also she must of left it eventually especially when she got hungry and needed to eat.

[@bodhitree33]

How hungry do you have to be?

[@sherrygwaltney6108]

Do these animals ever try to jump in your tour trucks???and how did the calf die?

[@WildlifeVideos113]

No idea how the calf died unfortunately. It was already dead when we got there. I've seen pictures where elephants have stuck their trunks into vehicles to try and steal food. I think that's pretty rare and I've never experienced it myself.

[@nahutlnahutl2119]

No prey to big no prey to small

[@chs9150]

Perca de tempo vendo esse video. Não vi nenhuma ação do hipopótamo. Muito pacato ele.

[@zulfines850]

Nice video

[@ruiutomy1]

Too many cars in this reserve.

[@janehyden1652]

SO SICK OF ALL THE TOURISTS RIGHT UP ON THEM AND THEY TALK THE WHOLE TIME. NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR THEIR BULLSHIT.

[@ruiutomy1]

@Vinny Booboo The same.🤣🤣🤣

[@swapneshbhatt6418]

Km

[@serjaolopes813]

Essas hienas são corajosas em encarar um tanque de guerra e brincadeira em dentro do território dele na água ainda

[@v.a.2308]

Karınları aç ve yavru hipopatam da şanslarını denediler. Doğal yaşam da açlık ve risk alma her zaman vardır ve olmak zorundadır.

[@robertstrozierjr2828]

It looks like its eating the carcass. Ive seen it before it should be on youtube somewhere.

[@jdracer111]

Darn amateur photography jumping allover ruining the good video that we could be watching.

[@momthegreatest]

Hyenas waited and waited like me who waited and waited for my increment and left for another Company

[@doeman35]

momthegreatest 🤑🤑🤑

[@kaavest]

The gnu alone in the background at the end =)