Kruger Lions Kill Hippo (not for sensitive viewers)

We came across this sighting with Outlook Safaris in the Kruger Park, of lions killing a hippo and a calf. Unfortunately during times of drought there is a lot of pressure on nature. In this instance the hippo cow and her calf were likely forced to move when the water they called home dried up. The cow seemed tired and had likely spent quite a lot of time covering a big distance to locate an alternative water source. Although hippos are formidable and dangerous, not having water to flee into when there is danger does leave them vulnerable.
Feel free to visit www.krugerwildlifesafaris.com if visiting the Kruger National Park is something you would like to experience.

[@AntiNubDevice]

Seems like this hippo was hurt or incapacitated beforehand somehow. It put up absolutely zero fight, which is NOT what I would expect from an angry, aggressive animal like the hippo.

[@BreakTheIce222]

it's literally explained in the description.

[@metrogaming8829]

It's a she you know not a bull

[@someone.9290]

yooo 9 years? u alive? how's it been?

[@scalawag6878]

@Watch Video yep that's it the hippo was dehydrated

[@chickenlicking4751]

@@someone.9290 10 years now

[@schlongmaster7501]

That hippo must've taken some pain killers before this happened

[@dianarobison3045]

Doggo Hecks she probably got some pure heroin from a poppy lol 😂 she was rocked !

[@lexilux22]

😂😂😂😂

[@brianht1434]

I think that it still was very painful!

[@handsomekeyes5419]

More like the entire bottle of Flintstones gummies

[@IMP3TIGO]

@@handsomekeyes5419 LOL. I dunno why but that was damn funny.

[@kcassanova]

Hippos dont usually go down this easy, it must have been sick

[@dwightwhite7838]

My thought exactly.

[@donaldmullen471]

That's what i was gonna say. It would've been moving around to defend Itself. It must be in poor health.

[@The7mikalo]

kcassanova dehydrated and tired, seems they were looking for a new water 💦 hole/source, hippos at that time of day are always in their ponds

[@SemiJuggaloNumber2]

The hippo appeared to be severely wounded, possibly from a previous attack from predators.

[@tickyul]

kcassanova Mamahippo was injected with a fast-acting neuroleptic, making the murder all the more appealing to the animal-snuffy freaks.

[@peterpereira3653]

The lions could probably smell that the hippo had some disease and was vulnerable, as the hippo isn’t really trying to save itself and fight back considering it has a young one with it.

[@Stoolie33]

Something is wrong with that hippo. The lions sensed it. I know because I've seen hippos in the wild and NO animal messes with them. They charge, stomp, and gore crocodiles! They kill any animal, save elephants. These lions saw a weakness.

[@rajm4468]

If your Humans who are watching there help some one who are in trouble, if you can't help or atleast try any living thing your birth is weast. dust bin atleast will do something but seems they are weast please guys you all in this vedio pour water in a glass and dip your nose for 5 mins seriously if your alive any you will tagged in guniess book

[@Stoolie33]

Raj m If for very when please over your living any dust glass alive you know any english?

[@theprotector6923]

Raj m sorry i am zoidberg

[@Akechi_The_Phantom_Detective]

Stoolie33 If you ask me the poor thing malnourished. Normally a well hydrated or Hippo at full strength is more than capable of dishing out a hell of a lot of pain. By the way this one was moving I'm guessing she must've been taking the young one out to find some food but hadn't had much herself.

[@Catmagic123]

Raoul Fleckman You cared when he made a mistake though, but you don't when you do yourself? Alright makes sense

[@Beremor]

To summarise ... 1) That hippo was going to die anyway. It was weak - whether from injury, disease, malnourishment, or old age I can't tell, but it was weak. So saving it from the lions would only have delayed the inevitable by what appears to be hours. Days at the very best. 2) That calf was also going to die anyway. Hippos don't adopt other young, so once the mother was gone (whether killed by lions or whatever caused it to accept death without a fight), it wasn't going to be able to fend for itself anymore either. 3) Those lions were starving. Usually lions don't take on hippos, since hippos are among the most dangerous animals you can face on this earth. Hippos are insanely strong and very aggressive and usually very easily able to fend off an entire pride of lions. So if the people on this safari had intervened, the following would have happened: The hippo and its calf would have died shortly after anyway (unless someone treated them, which I am pretty sure noone was able or willing to (since hippos are insanely dangerous as I described above)). The lions would have either killed and eaten another animal (like a gazelle or something) or simply starved to death as well. No act of cruelty was commited in the making of this video. Those starving lions weren't cruel for feeding on a dying hippo. Those people on the safari weren't cruel for not intervening in the way the world has worked for thousands and millions of years. Had the people on this safari tried to intervene in a humane way, they would have had to feed and treat the hippos (lest the entire effort of 'saving' them in the first place be wasted) as well as the lions (since denying them their prey and sending them off to starve actually IS an act of cruelty, just as much as it would be to keep the hippos from eating). But here's the thing: Lions are carnivores. So in order for them to live, something has to die. Had it not been the hippo, then something else instead - either another wild animal, or an animal raised by humans to be eaten. This is the way nature works.

[@alexandraweaving1943]

UM BTW THEY DO SOMETIMES ADOPT YOUNG BUT NOT NECESSARILY ADOPT .THE ALLOW THEM TO JOIN THERE HERD AND THEY TREAT THE BABIES AS EQUAL

[@michelrodrigues5686]

A hippo can't beat a lions pride alone, don't exaggerate. They can't beat elephants!

[@mmlindsey8635]

RIGHT ON

[@VitorRedes]

@@michelrodrigues5686 they can't beat an entire normal pride, but the pride will not risk to lose 1 or 2 members for nothing. Normally they just bite the hippo without killing it because they have 2, 3 tons and don't die easily.

[@sanjaydash18]

If what you have written is a "summary" I would rather watch the video

[@Cruxair]

The hippo didn't find water for a long time probably, that is probably their only weakpoint.

[@alvirtabil1790]

NO MAYBE THEIR OLD

[@alvirtabil1790]

AN OLD HIPPO IS A LIKE A M9VING TURTLE

[@MichaelJohnson-yd3td]

I think you've hit on the only answer that makes sense. Hippos don't continue to stand around being eaten. This too was a momma hippo who would protect her young at any cost. If she wasn't compromised to a high degree.. she would be spinning around with an open mouth trying to rid herself of carnivorous beasts eating her alive. She had to be sick or highly dehydrated.. good call

[@tigeron1402]

Yeah, the environment does look pretty dry

[@iilllillililliilil7214]

Lions are smart They sensed it

[@nickhernandez6022]

I'm impressed that hippo didn't fight back at all. I'm guessing it wasn't well. I've seen one crush a lion's skull before. Truly one of the oddest reactions I've ever seen an animal have to being attacked.

[@trucid2]

We don't know what happened prior to this. The lions could've been chasing it the whole day to the point of exhaustion.

[@FXHumungus]

It was dry season, no water, no food, the beast was done for anyway. The lions saw a weakness. One Hippo could easily kill 3 African Lions at the same time if it wants. *Fact*

[@FXHumungus]

This Hippo was dying and knew it, it was a critical case for this poor beast. The lions didn't do this, trust me.

[@shadownight848]

Lions versus even a healthy hippo on land, the lions win with minimal risk. They are way faster and can easily outmaneuver the hippo. In the water or at its edge is a completely different story.

[@FXHumungus]

@@shadownight848 Hope you got the link, even on land they run away from a Hippo. If the Hippo has no more business with them because they are out of their lil community, no worries then. Even on land i've seen multiple times, don't cross their community.

[@pistonpkm]

That hippo seemed so weak she didn't even fight for her life and her calf.

[@farajaraf]

They didn't show us the beginning of the hunt. The Lions already attacked her and were just waiting for her to tire; very common hunting technique- pretty much how we humans hunted so many animals to extinction.

[@artberuntung9161]

@@farajaraf from where you know? Source?

[@npola3713]

@WARRIOR FIGHTER PAHLAWAN Actually you do need a source because you wouldn't have proof for your statement and so many cuts is not proof because the cuts may have been because of shortening the whole clip which maybe is like 1 hour long or something or probably something else. This is exactly like saying aliens exist and then when someone asks you for proof your like: "I don't need a source to prove this, so you are dumb for not knowing this" like you need a source to prove your point whether it is an obviously true statement in your eyes or not, otherwise no ones believing you. So trying to prove a statement without a source is dumb and the fact that you call Art beruntung a kid shows you have almost no evidence

[@Exuberant12]

hippo just sitting there chillin while being eaten alive....that's gangsta

[@yodawg3598]

+michael mccauley usually they are very aggressive

[@nitram7555]

yea, like it's saying i " i have food here for everybody no rush needed" lol

[@nitram7555]

yea, like it's saying i " i have food here for everybody no rush needed" lol

[@Sweedindeed]

I think the hippo was exhausted

[@blockboysbayarea9973]

it must be crippling depression

[@jondunmore4268]

Funniest thing is how nonchalant all the animals are: Lions: "Yeh, we're just gonna eat your back." Hippo: "Yeh, I'm just gonna sit here while you eat my back." Baby: "Hmm, they're eating mummy's back."

[@dme1016]

There is nothing funny about the savagery of nature. Go watch cartoons.

[@r.o.o.k.]

@@dme1016 That's how desensitized these brain-dead c*nts have become. Won't be long until they treat human slaughter as a joke.

[@_jamieee_]

LOOOOOL fr thats so fkn weird im dyinh hahaha

[@mrtisgod6752]

Western bimbo

[@alvshill]

Things happen in nature that we will never fully understand. The way things went down with this hippo and it’s kid is a perfect example.

[@carldrogo9492]

They were dehydrated and exhausted from traveling in search of a water body. It is in the description.

[@EchoRhythmMusic]

The lions were hungry.

[@XXMARIOXX-dk4po]

No disrespect but we can fully understand this instance as it is a drought. The hippos migrate to find new sources of water and that can be a very long distance. The description will tell you this too.

[@Vision-lz4ru]

I like how the title warns sensitive people that this video is not for them yet they still watch it and dislike it Wtf

[@lordgaimon8040]

Thats the human nature.

[@eldertoguro1]

How do you know the reason people disliked the video?

[@zeroanimation3956]

@@eldertoguro1 what else they would dislike this? The title already warn them.

[@eldertoguro1]

@@zeroanimation3956 there are countless reasons to dislike a video besides the title. Maybe they didn't like the quality, maybe they thought the audio was shitty, so many different potential reasons

[@Vision-lz4ru]

Samwell Tarly I was implying at least a good amount of the dislikes would be gone if people listen to the thumbnail considering a good amount of people in the comments are complaining

[@eaglewinnings8003]

That hippo is standing there watching his mother get eaten alive. I know they’re just animals but he clearly knows what’s going on. He even tries to scare them off and then he comforts his mother. The fact that he’s standing right there knowing how easily he could be next to go shows how strong the bond is. Amazing (but in many ways) very sad video.

[@mikemoss725]

truth is the baby hippo is just standing there because he doesn't know what's going on. he's too young and inexperienced to have a clue

[@ThomasJr]

god doesn't exist

[@simpleguy38]

Baby hippo also get killed

[@billyongus344]

@@mikemoss725 the baby hippo knows what's going on because the mother hippo is screaming in pain there is communication only that the baby hippo doesn't know what to do next.Still needs his mom😢

[@ONeA2122]

the calf was there waiting to be attacked but instead one of the lions was playing with it. i don't think they were going to kill it, but if it had ran away chances are a worst death by hyenas or wild dogs

[@MichaelMiller-oh8mc]

"So... son, this is the part we die"

[@Hunter-pk7ym]

😂😂😂😂

[@psykob2739]

Thuh heck dude haha

[@eduardoa3165]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@smilingbaby8182]

😆😆😆

[@jeromeburiel965]

Thats the nature we know..

[@beachbunny8021]

Yeah the lions sensed a weakness in the gigantic extremely dangerous hippo. Hippos could crush the lions with just one bite. So this hippo not fighting back means it is sick or something.

[@user-cm8ex2oi6q]

Its the little one the big one left 🤣

[@tantomollc8899]

I felt sorry for the young one waiting for his mother to go😢

[@TonyEnglandUK]

The lions saw the young one as dessert.

[@stevenspielberg4197]

Never feel sorry for hippos. They are vermin

[@AndreS-tp6bw]

@@stevenspielberg4197 Just like you.

[@statemilitary1222]

@@stevenspielberg4197 just like your mom when she had you

[@fernandoabreu279]

😢

[@jasonvoorhees5180]

Long story short : The dry season is pretty rough on hippos. Because of the increasing temperatures the water levels in their rivers/lakes and pools drop drastically and they have to travel further and further away from the shoreline in order to find good grazing and night.

[@Laceh1]

The dry season there is in winter. So the temperatures are actually lower not higher.

[@GuyWithBeardedLizard]

Poor little one. It put up a damn good fight. As much as it can hurt me to see these things, I'm okay with it because it would be sad to see the lions dye from lack of food. It's nature and we should be thankful for all of this continuous cycle of life and death because ultimately, it lead to all of our existence.

[@janehyden1652]

DIE NOT DYE!!!!!!!!!!!

[@kvbvl7285]

Baby Hippo: Hey! Leave my mother alone, she’s very sick!🤕 Lions: Shurrup, kid

[@brianmaduku2759]

"Not for sensitive viewers" *puts phone in full screen

[@MustWatchTV]

Brian Maduku 😂🤦🏽‍♂️

[@lkfh1]

Brian Maduku underrated comment

[@brianmaduku2759]

@@jamesthomas1649 what are you talking about 😂

[@Sniperx102]

@@brianmaduku2759 he is one of the sensitive viewers whom the video title was talking about!.

[@brianmaduku2759]

@@Sniperx102 lol

[@qkvt123]

Why does the hippo just sit there like "Yep i guess this is happening"

[@kingcurt7716]

That Mother hippo was sick or injured

[@Haters_Gunna_Hate]

Word of advice, if you're going to put "not for sensitive viewers" then show something worth watching.

[@killedz2076]

What do you expect? Your watching about wild life/animals. Did you expect them to have plates with fork & knives and some manners in eating?

[@Haters_Gunna_Hate]

Wtf? Are you sure you're replying to the right person? I was expecting to see something "not for sensitive viewers" like a shit load of blood, guts and gore. Your comment doesn't make sense to what I was commenting on.

[@AbhyudaySharda]

Why would you expect animals to be cicvilized?? Are stupid or something? Wuss

[@Haters_Gunna_Hate]

Abhyuday Sharda Who are you talking too?

[@trashbash2001]

most people find a mother and her child pretty sensitive. It's amazing how you can never please everyone. Your a perfect example.

[@ThomasJr]

The little one wasn't weak, what killed him was to see his moma being killed.

[@markmj123456]

Wow!!! This Hippo is calm the whole time while his life is being taken; I just can’t believe this is real. Whether if he’s sick/injured or not I know these animal would’ve tried to defend themselves in some ways.

[@tiborpurzsas2136]

.ī

[@lesliesylvan]

Mark /read the description.

[@gingerbaker4579]

The MOTHER hippo - females are far LESS AGGRESSIVE than bulls - was starving as obvious by the fact that she is small AND you can see her hips, spine & the outline of her ribs at the start of the video. It is VERY obvious against the plumpness of the calf. She was dying trying to survive a dry season with little to NO food AND keep her calf alive. So she literally had NO ENERGY to do anything.

[@mojagarichomshindi5295]

Even the Lions wondered why it isn't fighting back

[@jaybrown4526]

They do seem confused when they dont have to actually take it down and kill it.

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

Yeah, normally lions go after babies. It is surprising indeed that they went after the adult

[@alvirtabil1790]

THE HIPPO IS TOO OLD

[@ThomasJr]

it's sick obvious

[@ohreally8929]

@@alvirtabil1790 Hippos so old that they are on death's doorstep don't bear offspring. This animal is sick or malnourished.

[@macawed]

2:22 my dude casually yawns while being eaten alive

[@F0UR3V3R]

Hes like "I ate crocodiles who are more efficient killers than you"

[@thunder6667]

@@F0UR3V3R no way are crocs more efficient than lions Crocs miss 90% Lions 75%

[@F0UR3V3R]

@@thunder6667 Did I say they are? Reread my comment. It clearly says "Hes like," not that I said it. also see quotes

[@thunder6667]

@@F0UR3V3R (facepalm) Come on XD I mean it was funny but I thought you had a misconception

[@thunder6667]

@Abu Troll al cockroachistan A lone lion still has a success rate of 17 to 19% In groups 25 %

[@nurdinali1632]

For those who don't understand,she's sacrificing herself so that her baby isn't eaten instead.

[@captainamericaamerica8090]

NO! SHE'S SICK AND ILL, SHE CAN'T FIGHT BACK WITH NO STRENGTH. LIONS CAN'T KILL FULL ADULT HEALTHY HIPPOS. LIONS ARE POOR HUNTERS.

[@sujanmgr8886]

her baby is eaten too look clearly lol . two pack lion eating separately

[@animalloverJen87]

Nature can be soooo cruel.

[@animalloverJen87]

So sad :(

[@animalloverJen87]

Yep the hippo was gravely ill. They too put up a good fight if healthy. I have seen them kill a healthy full grown lion no problem.

[@hubelebumm1867]

yes

[@mickymcfarts5792]

fuck that hippo it got what it would have done to anyone or anything else.

[@animalloverJen87]

Haha and if it was healthy it would kill you for being near it's baby. So I would not be so callous.

[@amzaatmar8808]

It's like the most relax killing ever

[@talkdattrashimmapullyacard4396]

😆

[@0pacoreina708]

n

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

Maybe it was tired of its' life and of being a mother.

[@maherabdu5358]

@@IPlayOneOnT.V. probably leftism agenda

[@IPlayOneOnT.V.]

@@maherabdu5358 LOL!

[@fernfreeman1729]

Mommy hippo was ready to go, yawning while being attacked and eaten.

[@kimdogmom7468]

Mom looks ill. That sweet baby 😢. That’s nature.

[@Darkest_Soul_187]

It's unusual for a big hippo not to put up any fight whatsoever..

[@flaggschiffen]

Maybe it was old or sick

[@lesternapoleongreen7543]

I was surprised too. Hippos are usually pretty aggressive

[@susanr1319]

this was probably the end of the chase, they're nowhere near water from what I could see in the video.

[@maikagauthier8701]

There IS about 10 lions and so there IS no chance and she got the baby

[@dionfrancis3155]

maika gauthier That poor hippo was wounded,otherwise it would have fought back.

[@cain31525]

i'm confused. These animals have been doing this for millions of years. So i guess now it is every humans duty to prevent an animal doing what it is programmed to do?

[@USAAMERICAFUCKYEAH77]

Lol how do you know? where you there millions of years ago? Hmm hmm .

[@cain31525]

Mario Alvarez The cycle of life/death has no beginning and end

[@starblastalpha7935]

Mario Alvarez I suppose god is your answer? Fucking moron.

[@TheMrturn1]

Mario Alvarez What a moron you are... truly.

[@commenter7893]

+cain31525 it depends of your morality tenets. there is people who believe in leaving nature to take its course there is other people who dont. i personally would round up all predators, enclose them in special habitat and feed them specially prepared mixtures. diseases are natural and we fight them, i think nature should be reengineered and probably that could be a challenge humanity is given in this existence. empathy towards others is a hallmark of a civilized society. it simply comes to the question if you care to help others in danger or not.

[@daffyslooney2867]

Little hippo to mama: Mom, I told you we should have taken a left turn!

[@Mariote777]

Baby: I guess you're not gonna take me to Disney World after all, like you promised... I hate you!!! Mom: being eaten alive...

[@monkeymeat2024]

Hippo was like, "Are you guys just about done? We were trying to spend some quality time."

[@GenuwineG]

Lions- look at menu Zebra Gazelle Giraffe Warthog Wilderbeast * today’s special- hippo*

[@RaatoHamse]

Genuwine6799G + Elephant!

[@jamesorsby7553]

😂😂🤣😅

[@asmallyoutuber6533]

Wildebeast

[@lonelypotato3747]

They eat cheetah

[@neilgerace355]

Entree or main?

[@ratsensible7143]

Hippo getting eaten alive and she's just like 💅

[@antoniocox5156]

😂😂😂

[@NitroMonkey91]

Well.. shes dead now sooo....

[@Camille-sv9tg]

@@janehyden1652 sheesh!! Must have been a relative of yours 😁😁 calm it down.

[@fernandoabreu279]

😥😥

[@why-qz6zq]

@@janehyden1652 they chew through the spinal cord so she can't move

[@joshuadeshaies7266]

It is so so sad to see the calf stand there helpless. I know it's nature, but man you gotta feel for that calf. ❤️❤️❤️

[@johnneytilley4165]

Hippos are not usually that far from water

[@BillSikes.]

Judging by the landscape, its a drought, it was probably close to death regardless due to dehydration an unable to find a waterering hole

[@timothyturner1056]

I was just thinking about that too .

[@Mariote777]

They were running away from an abusive husband

[@Piginhatwoodcrafts]

Hippo looked ill, lions did it a favour probably putting it out of it's misery.... albeit in a rather painful way

[@ElmoGotThatSwag]

Lmaooo "putting it out of its misery" because yah dying naturally from an illness is totally worse than being eaten alive in front of ur offspring LOL

[@dantedrowson2511]

@@ElmoGotThatSwag My opinion exactly. I can't help but think of all the ways humans harvest animals that at least we dont EAT THEM ALIVE... Not disrespecting, but it's not like predators wait for their prey die peacefully before eating them... eek😥

[@BenKurton]

Yes I’m sure the Hippo was incredibly grateful for their intervention

[@jumpinglizards69]

@@dantedrowson2511 we don't eat animals alive but we make their lives much worse and prolong their agonizing deaths. Humans are worse than any other predator in the animal kingdom.

[@dantedrowson2511]

@@jumpinglizards69 we also through captivity prolong their lifespan through our scientific knowledge and care. Humans should not be bunched into a hateful mess of creatures, there are too many good people out there that to do so is small minded and insulting to those who give so much of their lives and time to caring for animals.

[@Misto_deVito6009]

*lions chomping on my back* Hippo: eh im too lazy to run

[@janehyden1652]

YOU GD POS!!!!WHAT A FUCKING POS YOU ARE!!!!!!!!!YOURE TOO LAZY IS WHAT IT REALLY IS!

[@wuxxie843]

@@janehyden1652 Chill, it is just another scene of nature. Don't let that scene or people trigger you.

[@janehyden1652]

@@wuxxie843 SORRY I DONT LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE LIE.

[@leob4403]

Lazy sure, you try starving and not drinking water for a week, and we'll see how tough you are

[@rl1negomd610]

Someone needs their meds😏😮💊 SHEEEEEEEESH

[@leobuscaglia5576]

Lions be like: Go away little one. We only want to eat mommy. Little one: No, I will stay! Lions: Suit yourself. More food for everyone.

[@ChuggShreDiner]

The baby hippo defended himself way more than the elder

[@jenniferbeatty7545]

KnowhatI'mSlayin !!! Looks like the old one has some disease of it's mind and nervous system.

[@ChuggShreDiner]

@kathy williams yah man both totally kaput!

[@BorisKOUKA]

Well look like her mom focus on his survive more than her. She was almost dead and dry and she likely feed her baby as much as she can wirhout thinking about her. So... Yeah... No more strength to fight

[@namakudhani1]

@kathy williamsthe hippo that got browth down at the latter part of the video is the calf hippo

[@kellymccain3403]

The adult just gave up.The poor baby fought till the bitter end. At one point even tried to protect his mom.....may he rest in peace.

[@TheRealTact]

This is nature, these animals don’t give a shit about morals or stuff like that, some of them kill or fun, and some of them kill to survive. The point is humans are very different compared to animals, and we should just accept nature and let it do its thing.

[@deejean344]

Are you insane? Don't look at the animal world in a human perspective🙄🤔

[@RDArtist81]

That hippo is like 110 yrs old.

[@1552.fred0]

Person filming: The hippo is injured People in the comments: Using my superior intellect, I’ve deduced that the hippo must have been injured to not have put up a fight. I deduced this on my own with my knowledge of hippos. The dialogue in the video did not hint to this.

[@darkslayer1000000]

After watching that hippo kill the impala for no reason that was stuck in mud trying to escape a lion i say good on the lions. Hippos are natures douchebags.

[@jccboii6933]

Exactly why I came here too XD

[@floridashottest2538]

lmao me threeee

[@RickJean144]

lol

[@ariefraiser140]

Actually humans are by far nature's douche bags and it ain't even close.

[@normanwells2755]

+Arie Fraiser I've seen hippos killed by lions (long and grueling), natives with primitive weapons (long and grueling) and foreign hunters with rifles (quick and clean). Ideally, natives would sell permits to foreign or other wealthy hunters, charge them lodging and guiding fees and have him leave the meat and tens of thousands of dollars for them, the residue for the scavengers and take home an experience, pictures and maybe a trophy. While getting rid of a dangerous animal that competes with people for resources. But if you hate people that's OK. You could make the world a better place in your opinion by eliminating yourself.

[@ToastyPillowsack]

"Oh my God stupid humans, help the poor hippo!" The lot of you need to stop treating a wild hippopotamus better than you treat your neighbor, a stranger, your kids, your family, and your friends. It may be hard to believe, but this is something called nature, not downtown Chicago.

[@AlexDraco]

Agreed. And yeah, i know, right? Isn't it just odd that some people are shocked by that stuff, yet find it perfectly normal to consume meat for dinner themselves? If they're that much butthurt to see an animal being hunted by another one, then mayhaps they should : 1/ not watch the video at all. 2/ consider the fact that the chicken leg they're about to eat came from a living animal before finding its way to their plate... 3/ Ah, but wait! They did not see the chicken die, alright! So i guess that eases their conscience in a way... XD

[@ToastyPillowsack]

AlexDraco Exactly. It's all because they apply human aspects to the animals. They treat the hippo as if it were some poor lost little girl being brutally raped by a band of men. Yet, if that ACTUALLY happens to a real human girl, majority of them don't bat an eye. What a fucking hypocritical standard. People need to understand something. If you went to school and got an education, you would know that the ecosystem is a very delicate balance. You can't just remove an entire, massive species of predator, or several of them (lions, hyenas), without consequence. "But we could fix it!" Yeah, maybe if more than a fourth of the population gave a shit, and if there was money to be gained. You would have animals next in line on the food chain with out of control populations. The same thing happens with deer in the United States. A lot of their predators have been killed off by the glorious humans, who now have to take over the job of the predators by sending out specialized teams of hunters to keep the populations in check. If we don't, even *more* deer get hit by cars, endangering ourselves *and* them. They are a pest to farmers at times. So if you also want to take over controlling the populations of zebras, zulu, cape buffalo, and other animals across the planet in Africa (because let's face it, most of the countries there are in... uhh... let's just say dire straits, and can't handle it themselves) be my guest. Or, you can let nature balance itself like it has for billions of years, long before our existence. AND, that last line is proof enough that if you are really keen on balancing nature? Kill off humans, before one idiot launches a single nuclear missile and fucks up the planet. Well, if global warming doesn't get there first.

[@KassCraven]

most of these people are quite happy to tuck into an evening dinner of meat too, not knowing that the meat they eat has undergone far worse than the fate of this hippo. Hippo looked sick as well, I feel a bit bad for the baby who didn't get a chance at life though. oh well .

[@AlexDraco]

Kass Craven Indeed. And i do not myself deny this is unfortunate for the baby hippo. However, i am always careful about considering all aspects of a problem : should someone had interfered in that scene, the hippo might have been saved, but then the lion would have been starving. Would that be less cruel? Or more fair? In every things there are always many aspects to consider.

[@PugpuppyDudley]

Hippos are actually SUPER aggressive, the people would have gotten snapped in half.

[@x.1Arl_Star1.x]

WHY DID I MADE THIS COMMENT OML WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME IM SO SORRY THIS COMMENT I MADE IS SO DISGUSTING HJDHFGHJD

[@chronic5443]

@daniel laurence lmao this comment , same to you. Infact same to everything that breathes 😂

[@iceman18ize]

Hey, no fair they spiked her water before the fight....

I'm glad there was no human interference, of late there have been several cases of humans saving prey from predators

[@davidhunternyc1]

@ I would've been one of those fools who would try and save the hippo. Poor thing. The lions should eat at Chipotle.

[@espnpokerclub1246]

Gohan's nightmare

[@Trackmaster_Tehachapi]

Hippo son: *DAD! SOMEONE HELP!!!!!* Dad: son it’s fine. I need to loose weight anyways.

[@Tebatso6333]

😂😂

[@justarandombosniandude8984]

Hippo just chillin' while being eaten alive.That is just savage.

[@pabloperez4063]

Animals dont HAVE mercy

[@testexpirement5181]

Thick skin bro I’m pretty sure at least

[@Belisarius1967]

Lions or something had already chewed up her back. Watch start of video.

[@kingcurt7716]

It was sick basically

[@papersplease]

I think what's disturbing about this is that it's so casual. Bunch of lions milling about trying to figure out how to eat this hippo while it's just sitting there thinking "FFS, hurry up you pricks!"

[@Fireluv500]

Lol True.

[@MrPuo10]

Two life lessons to be taken from this: 1. Never underestimate the power of teamwork 2. Even when facing insurmountable odds, ALWAYS go down fighting!

[@popkorn1988]

That was 11 years ago, all those lions must be dead too today. All of you RIP

[@snoutysnouterson]

Don't forget about all the other animals that have died throughout history.

[@nolanmckain2061]

Hahahaha, RIP the baby hypo not the Lions as they had to eat the mummy but not killing both of them unnecessarily.

[@iilllillililliilil7214]

But The hipoo had already died

[@Koremel1]

@@iilllillililliilil7214 we are talking about the lions

[@tickyul]

NOPE, sorry Babytard...........most wild, disgusting Lionstinkers live well over 70-years.

[@alexandriagreer1138]

Why doesn't the hippo fight back?! She weighs at least 5 times more than the lions and could sufficiently defend herself and her calf. She looks like she wants to die like she has given up on life. Poor thing

[@KassCraven]

She is severely underweight, and looks sick as well, sadly undernourished, dehydrated and sick animals have no 'fight' in them, she just accepted fate.

[@alexandraweaving1943]

I FEEL SORRY FOR HER THAT HIPPO AND BABY

[@MrDIAMONDCOR]

The mother is badly injured that is why. Could be many things that caused the hole in her back, crocodiles or fighting etc.

[@Misto_deVito6009]

Maybe its sick or old

@@Misto_deVito6009 "Old" hippos don't breed unless that wasn't her calf.

[@jayson9900]

She sacrificed herself to be eaten and her kid may live freely. That is mother’s love.

[@staylit4209]

Dude the little one got eaten first wtf hahah

[@romdog1818]

Yep, they nibbled on the main course then killed the appetizer, literally. It's fucked up. Who touches their main course before finishing their appetizer? Animals, truly.

[@MichaelSodapop]

The video should be called "Kruger Lions Kill A Walmart Shopper".

[@ΣάββαςΣτεφανάκης-ζ1ψ]

Τ

[@thegamingchef3304]

More like Wal-Mart greeter.

[@thangvicouture89]

Hahahah hahaha Omg your comment made my day !

[@moodyghannam5156]

Bearded IBMOR So you run around on the internet telling people that you’re in a better shape?

[@kalmah456]

Lol, insecurities am I right?

[@patrickjensen5602]

I just checked the lifespan of both animals and while the hippo lives between 30-50 years, the lion lives only 10-15 years max. This is a very revealing statistic. Elephants also live 50 - 70 years.... The lion obviously goes home early, probably due to the kind of agony it visits on others!

[@clydepratt250]

It does seem rare that they went after the adult hippo and not the baby one!

[@birikunzira7183]

Look at the picture both were killed

[@sweeperboy]

Going after the baby might spur the mother to attack them, whereas if they can kill the mother they get the baby free as it won't run away and leave its mother. It's actually pretty smart when you think about it.

[@RS3Ads]

I saw a hippo grip a lion's head in it's whole mouth, after seeing this video I feel alot better. The lioness had an eye missing and a huge chunk under the neck missing, it has fully recovered now. I watched it on Lion Army, it's stupid how there was around 15 lions yet only 3 were attacking the hippo.

[@ralhrfi]

unluckily hippos kill lions if bothered... said

[@RS3Ads]

It was on a documentary called Lion Army. At 47:20 the lioness gets its head and neck crushed by the hippo, and at 50:47 it has fully recovered. It was sad seeing it cry in pain for days but all better now. I don't know why we're feeling sorry as the lioness would rip us apart first sight. But all seriousness it's great that there's a recovery.

[@Glastoki]

Tiger Expert I was hoping the lion would die. I like to watch other animals injure and kill lions.

[@roccoy5982]

The little hippo is gonna report his bigger teammate for going afk.

[@tballstaedt7807]

My God nature is ruthless. We have created for ourselves as humans a microcosm of relative safety.

[@bewusstsein3527]

No its not ruthless at all.. it is just is..

[@tballstaedt7807]

@@bewusstsein3527Ok genius, did you consider that for a while? Or did it just come to you in a moment of enlightenment, lol.

[@bewusstsein3527]

@@tballstaedt7807 enlightenment is just bullshit which new ageism brought to humanity.. nature is just is.. lets accept it and live with it. Human stupidity labeled it as ruthless because they want to live in woo woo land nonsense..

[@tballstaedt7807]

@@bewusstsein3527 I'm pretty sure my original statement is the pragmatic realization that nature is clearly in charge. Acceptance is not optional.

[@bewusstsein3527]

@@tballstaedt7807 as i love pragmatism ...perhaps its optional but still we cant do anything about what nature wanted us to to show.. only our emotion made it ruthless.. we are being manipulated by our emotion most of the time..

[@ZayLong]

It was already severely injured. That's the reason the lions were stalking it to begin with. Weaker prey means less chance of resistance and getting injured yourself.

[@crescentmoon4344]

The calf 😥 crying in pain was so 💔 heartbreaking 💔

[@pyromaniacjack8294]

It was funny hippos are jerks

[@pyromaniacjack8294]

@@KOT-br3tk they need food too

[@MailmanRicky]

Those are the most relaxed lions I’ve ever seen

[@ultrainstinct70]

I think mother hippo was sick i feel soo sorry for that young innocent hippo 😞😢😭😭

[@2NDFLB-OUNCE]

▪ The hippo was not innocent. It owed the lions money, and had MANY chances to pay up . It got what it deserved, and it brought it upon the kid, too. Bad parenting 101. 🧊

[@TheRealTact]

@@2NDFLB-OUNCE yeah didn’t pay it’s debt, this is nature’s laws.

[@Koremel1]

oh really how about u watch a video of a starving lion then I bet u will feel bad for em ay?

[@Serjo777]

Damn, the lions are attacking! What should I do? Oh I know! I'll just sit there and watch them eat me..

[@michellesullivan3927]

Now wake up and listen to what the commentator said in the beginning. The hippo in his words is "So Injured"

[@Serjo777]

Michelle Sullivan What a great reason to not defend oneself.

[@michellesullivan3927]

Serjo777 I agree, that's they the commentator mentioned it and that's why the hippo did not and CAN'T defend itself. Glad you finally caught on

[@Serjo777]

Michelle Sullivan Right, except no. Being "injured" is not a reason to not turn around and bite those lions.

[@michellesullivan3927]

Obviously that is the reason. What else do you bring to the table as a possible reason? I'm all ears.

[@dennismitchell1934]

Hippo commits "SUICIDE by lions."

[@RideHardWood]

dem engines are so loud need some electric cars out there fam

[@henrywashington3732]

RideHardWood Hopefully they would have solar powered chargers because I'd hate to be stuck out there with a dead battery.

[@roshanmanilal5315]

Tesla

[@pablogeorgia8146]

Do you think it's Jurassic Park you're watching. If you have so much faith that some milk float has the power to quickly escape then you go for it and post your video on KZbin.

[@elijahbanks5828]

Lol

[@eksine]

U wanna run out of electricity when you have Lions chasing you? Idiot

[@derricklogan2058]

Lions weekend gathering at the local Hippo Burger Restaurant. First Lion: "This is a very Tasty Burger!" Second Lion: "Can we get a large order of Fries with some Mustard!" Third Lion: "Yeah, and some Cokes, please! Thank you!" Narrator: "How disgusting!"

[@bluepawn]

Sad moment but it 's the nature and we are only guests on this earth... During the hot weather, almost all ponds are dry... That s why those animals are looking for another pond and they know that out of their water pond... There s a high risk of dying... Lions as well have to find food very far away (look how weak they are all)... If they can't find food at that moment (much less food in that dry time), lions will die as well with their babies (they might be already dead)

[@calidafeuersichel1515]

+Kalvin One Thank you for your comment. reading the comments under this video made me sadly realise, how much people have no idea, how nature works :/ so thanks ^^

[@ramnayak4205]

Exactly correct madam

[@Spiderhombre893]

Hipo was DEFINITELY sick. Other wise it would’ve just chase those lions down.

[@yazenabuoraq5103]

I’ve watched a lot of videos of animals eating other animals, but this was the saddest video I have ever watched. Poor baby hippo sitting there watching it’s mom being eaten alive, then surely being next.😢😢😢

[@Mariote777]

Don't call me Shirley...

[@tennisblood]

"But that's the little one, where is the big one?" Swollen...

[@padgetd8517]

I thought it was silly of the guy to say he didn't know why they had to stalk it... maybe because lions are smart and they know that even injured hippos could do them serious damage if they get too close to the front end. Even the little one was a bit of a threat. But really, the silliest part is people saying someone should have helped the hippos. Sometimes hippos kill lions, sometimes lions kill hippos. It's nature and it's beautiful, if harsh at times.

[@fmills1583]

Zero resistance from the hippo, I suspect Mommy hippo was on her deathbed even before the lions showed up.

[@aussiegurl88]

As sad as it is and i want to stop it, it's nature and you never disturb nature

[@venkatasrikanth245]

That hippo is having existential crisis at the wrong time.

[@markom1433]

Lucky lions. If a hippo wasn't so badly injured not even 10 lions would dare go near it, and if they did some of them would certainly die

[@daletwin1]

I've seen videos with 10 or less lions going after a healthy hippo and taking it down. I remember one video in particular where a pride of lions go after a big hippo and not one of them died. One lioness got seriously hurt and actually recovered. Lions and other wild animals have remarkable recovery powers as scientists have documented. I really did not expect that lioness to survive because she got her head crunched by the hippo badly. All the other lions left this lioness alone because she was in so much pain and could barely move. But a few days later she was okay. I couldn't believe it. But, when desperate lions will go after hippos that are too far out of the water. Even healthy ones.

[@thehouseofcm]

Shocked Hippo didn't bite back must've been tired and hurt. Poor baby😭.

[@AJ-ur6nm]

Very unusual behavior for both animals. Hippos are usually more aggressive from the second they even spot a potential threat and start to assert dominance through aggressive charges and the large yawn of their jaw. But this hippo didn’t even fully open its mouth once? Lions also usually wait for their prey to die before starting to eat it but i guess they were really hungry here 😢

[@donstuart8286]

Nah trying to suffocate a hippo almost impossible

[@Kwasi1790]

Maybe she was just a docile Hippo😩

[@makeupmakeupmakeup7471]

Man, that momma hippo was really sick. Sad when she didnt put up a fight because the baby was doomed too.

[@BarriosGroupie]

Isn't it weird how these humans go on holiday to watch animals being cruelly killed?

[@LesterBrunt1983]

Less weird than those humans who eat meat every day without ever killing a single animal.

[@storm0fnova]

Isn't it weird how people like you attach human qualities such as "cruelty" to animals living in nature doing what they have done since the beginning of time? Don't tell me you are a vegan too. Plants have lives you know.

[@1BlubeTube]

YoungerBrother Wakeup I've killed a few animals, when I was around 11 years-old. I found out at a young age that turtle shells don't come off without blood being spilled. Also, cats scream when the are getting shaken to death by a dog. And I use to watch my grandma be head a chicken when we needed to eat and there wasn't much in the fridge. So now it should be alright for me to eat meat, right?

[@LesterBrunt1983]

***** I never said anything remotely similar to that.

[@1BlubeTube]

YoungerBrother Wakeup You were talking about people that eat meat and have never killed and animal before. So I said that I have killed animals before so that should entitle me to eat meat. Quote "Less weird than those humans who eat meat every day without ever killing a single animal."UN-Quote Therefore, if someone ever has killed an animal before then they should be able to eat meat, right? Because if you haven't, then you don't have the right to eat meat. It sounds like to me that's what you meant.

[@benmasta5814]

yeah help the hippo and let the lions starve lol. I guess lions dont deserve to eat since it costs a life. Too bad they have to risk their lives every time they eat, unlike herbavores. Plus you dont need energy to chase down grass.

[@benmasta5814]

Kill Joy lmao the only active hunters that dont have trouble are birds. which is why they dont stick around in groups, seeing as their hunting ability is incredibly effective. Compare that to animals that are required to apply perfect timing and teamwork just at the CHANCE of a meal. Every time they fail they have less energy to try again, let alone being injured from the animal or the terrain. Basically you can apply the arguement to both animals, but i never said you couldnt. People just have zero sympathy for carnivores because something has to die. People just underestimate the power of most animals that require a pack to take down. Animals such as lions die against large prey all the time, and if its not large, they have to spend all day cchasing down smaller things. Life is a gamble in the wild, but even the apex predators dont have it easy, they could even spend the time getting a kill only to have it stolen.

[@Fabio82586]

@Kill Joy if that hippo was healthy all /most of those lions would be dead

[@kanegarvey3188]

Baby Hippo: "Let's just see how this whole thing plays out."

[@shrujanamsyama9940]

Actually the baby was fighting back. It was too small to actually do anything, though

[@MinoxJoen]

All lions were confused as to why the hippo wasn't fighting back, either dehydrated or sick, or was tranquilized before the video was shot

[@jagwam]

@2:22 You know you're a badass when you casually yawn while being eaten alive

[@luluguilherme8908]

I know its wrong but i m laughing loud

[@janehyden1652]

STUPID COMMENT---HIPPO SHOWING TEETH NOT YAWNING U IDIOT!

[@wannaim6499]

jane hyden Are you Vegan?

[@kaitokid__1412]

*Hippo sees lion* Hippo : So I have choosen death

[@sblive7239]

Why didn't the hippo try to fight back or at least try to run? That's odd, never seen an animal just sit there and be fine while being eaten alive, especially with its baby near by, almost seems like it didn't know what was happening........🤔

[@kingcurt7716]

The Hippo was sick or injured and that’s why it couldn’t defend itself and fight back.

[@godoftestoe7956]

Its like "Okay, just take a bite. I gonna sit down and chill meanwhile"

[@fadadioX]

Dont know if the lions made that wound on the back but either way that hippo was screwed. there is no way a gash like that could heal in the shit infested ponds and lakes they live in. Hippo probably got an infection and was weakened allowing the lions to finish it off. I wish national geographic had been there to film this, you know damn well they would have HD and upclose footage of nature in action. really makes me wish I had a time machine to witness this sort of shit in the age of the dinosaurs and ice ages

[@kamalapati154]

I feel bad that the people are so intrusive. It feels sick that they just MJ make noise trying to stop nature.

[@stopcensorship7365]

That's incredibly sad 😭

[@eveque]

I believe the guy stated that the Hippo was sick usually hippos are vicious. This one didn't fight to defend its child.

[@CrazyKelownaCatLady]

Something about this whole video seemed off.....

[@aleyv2368]

Ikr something tells me they tranquilize the prey off camera

[@coleomo]

you can literally see the adult hippo is emaciated and has its hips/spine showing. its either sick, starving or both. why is no one pointing out, if you can see the hip bones.......on a hippo...there was something already off

[@lukebaker5135]

@@aleyv2368 Not really, hippos are very vulnerable to dehydration during drought season especially if their watering hole drys up and they have to find a new one. These two probably couldn’t find a new watering hole and so the mother was easy prey as it was dying of thirst.

[@DiegoAlvarez-lf8us]

LOL Guys, this is nature. No matter how butthurt you people get it's not going to change.

[@ericcartman8674]

1:30 that lion is trying to hump a bbw.

[@squashedeyeball]

+$ Cash $ Money $ Hero $ LOL

[@purrinkittyz4737]

Eric Cartman 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@muneebi8273]

Hippo is like “lemma know when you guys are done .. need to head out soon”