Surviving a Hippo Attack | Something Bit Me! | National Geographic

While kayaking down the Zambezi river along the border of Zambia and Zimbabwe, two tourists have their kayak flipped by a startled Hippopotamus.
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[@helderlouro]

Many people think of hippos as cute and cuddly, like big cows, but they are one the most dangerous animals on the planet.

[@prasadtvm1]

Thanks for sharing very very valuable information.

[@MuhammadEgypt]

Because the media never showed them attacking humans. Same thing for bears and Chipms. They ain't no cute.

[@singingcrow439]

To be fair. Most cows aren't really that safe to be around either, they kill more people than sharks do. Frankly any large animal, wild or domesticated can be dangerous even if it been trained or has gotten use to people.

[@tg8948]

Right after your mom

[@ethanciotti7542]

The trope's called Huggy Huggy Hippos just so everyone knows

[@silashurd3597]

These shows remind me of shows animal planet would reduce back in the earliest days and I love it!

[@stefuhknee1527]

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[@journey3227]

They are the most dangerous animal alive. Beautiful animals. To be Admired from afar.

[@ethanciotti7542]

All animals are like that, keep your distance

[@xBelingerant]

They actually aren’t the deadliest species on earth

[@mvp1116]

Hippos bite crocs in half and very territorial

[@TheConsciousThinker]

The hiphopapatumus

[@xsietube]

the rhymenoceros

[@AzlianaLyana]

Glad that she made it out!😨😱

[@slcRN1971]

I read the ‘Tampa Bay Times’ 2018 article about her attack. It was her birthday and she and her husband (and another tourist) were in a canoe, with two guides on a tour that was advertised as ‘beginner friendly’!! They had just begun when a hippo came up under them and they were thrown into the air and then into the water. They were swimming to shore and just five strokes from it, the hippo chomped down on her right leg (broke the femur bone) and dragged her underwater. This video is a sort of recreation of what happened. Edit: her ordeal was so awful and even her insurance company gave her grief about coverage for this!! Geesh‼️ A lot more details are in that article.

[@rufianmelancolic]

There are more people injured by Hipos than other animals.

[@PresidentialWinner]

Ungainly as it is, the hippopotamus is the world's deadliest large land mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa.

[@martineaaahhh7326]

That's just not true

[@nikolasproctor7061]

I don’t know how she’s even alive

[@patriciahill4492]

It was God who was watching over her that day.

[@fluolegends5640]

@@patriciahill4492 just luck nothing else

[@dundeek.9348]

When you know the river is dangerous but you go swim in it - it's like suicidal

[@deirdrekiely6187]

Not swimming, in a canoe.

[@pmills524]

@@deirdrekiely6187canoes can flip so easily

[@silvanavelasco1147]

No invada el territorio del hipopótamo La persona está donde no debe ♥️ hipopótamo y que esté bien la persona 🖐️🙏🇪🇨 Quito Ecuador

[@goylanddefree80]

*River with hippos and crocodiles ending with a waterfall* Wypipo: What Can Go Wrong?

[@davidcarbone3385]

Scary!!!

[@nolby1758]

I know in a moment like this that your thinking is all over the place and understandably so. In whatever situation I'd always attempt to gouge the eyes, again, it depends on the situation, body position and your injury severity.

[@deirdrekiely6187]

the hippo's face is so large that you could not reach the eyes if you were lodged in its mouth.

[@nolby1758]

@Deirdre Kiely depending on a person's size or whatever then likely yes. I know in the end, the hippo would end up killing me and the pain would likely stop me from doing anything, but, try anything .

[@alparslankorkmaz2964]

Nice video.

[@cs16sw]

Let's see

[@buckalbert5212]

Well I would suggest not tooling around in a bull hippopotamus territory with nothing more that a small canoe I mean it would really be ideal to not get in the water at all even if you are in a motor boat it's a simple task to flip a boat when you have the force of a guillotine attached to your foramen magnum

[@edyann]

Hi from México..❤

[@GLGC688]

Don't hippos kill more people than sharks do?

[@nicolasrage1104]

It’s very rare to be killed by a shark. Sharks aren’t as aggressive as hippos. They usually only attack people on accident.

[@fluolegends5640]

@@nicolasrage1104 they don't attack on accident they do it on purpose lol 😂

[@seaurchinayano6140]

I can see why Ancient Egyptians thought hippos were the embodiment of evil. They look kind of cute, but they will easily outmatch a person in speed and strength both on land and in the water.

[@deirdrekiely6187]

they can't climb trees though

[@vizuren]

I guess that's why they say Hippos are the most deadliest animals in the world.

[@810Tee]

Smart ppl don’t play with 🔥

[@Anna-l5g2m]

My God....

[@cueresaeam9315]

She is brave .

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

Well this video was pretty interesting

[@turbochad69]

Bruh moment. Certified.

[@dannychristou9712]

👌🏻

[@lennarthagen3638]

Hippo attacked me i got a few bruises....lovely animals.

[@ilmiciomalefico]

👍

[@lifewithlyza4488]

OMG

[@prakashreddy5163]

How to survive a hippo attack: bring a friend who is slower than you 🤣

[@joonlee30]

People who get excited and try to befriend wild animals have been watching way too much Disney

[@nicok.1491]

Who's trying to do that here?🤨

[@joonlee30]

@@nicok.1491 oh here comes negative Nancy

[@nicok.1491]

@@joonlee30 No you're just talking trash. What you commented has absolutely NOTHING to do with the video.

[@joonlee30]

@@nicok.1491 go on Mrs. Nancy, what else? Vegan? Animal activist?

[@joonlee30]

@@nicok.1491 thank you for the entertainment, love seeing triggered Karens or negative nancys

[@Hooman88634]

First one

[@crencottrell7849]

Hippos are only cute when they're babies 😅😂

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[@johnhemming8376]

Why didn't be jump in to save her ffs

[@eliwalker1240]

That's my aunt.

[@airtimedroneguy6449]

Frightening video

[@キムケイ-k9f]

縄張り意識が強く神経質で獰猛。多くの時間を水中で過ごすがカバの眼、耳、鼻は頭部の高い位置に有るため体は水中でも水面から出せる。また眼を覆う保護膜のおかげで水中でも眼を空け続ける事が出来る。泳げ無いが水そこを脚で蹴り体を浮かせる様に水中を移動する事が可能です。下顎の大きな犬歯を使い相手を攻撃。１５０度大きな口を開けて、引かなければ巨大な犬歯で相手の皮膚を突き破る。 縄張りに入って来た者には容赦しない。　毎年多くの死者が出ている、大変危険な動物。

[@bluebonnetjasmine969]

Stay out of that kind of water when creatures like that in it.

[@gnanaraj5621]

தமிழ் வாழ்க அஆ இ ஈஉஊ எ ஏஐஒஓஔ

[@ashi_q7424]

Is there any malayali here

[@kachebele_phiri]

It's Zam-bē-zee not Zam-bee-zee

[@patriciahill4492]

Whatever 🙄

[@mikeberry2332]

How cool is it that we have all this actual footage of the incident.

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[@superspecialty5169]

Why did they need to be instructed what to do? It’s a no brainer, or is this a KZbin fluff video.

[@lennarthagen3638]

They are just big cows...harmless

[@PeaceFan1]

I Choose to Believe that JESUS Intervened as ONLY HE Could, to SAVE Her!!! Thank YOU, JESUS!!!!

[@arbiabta7165]

🏈🇲🇦🏈

[@daveandcharli272]

Hippos have been known to eat meat

[@f_r_e_d]

I got toofed by a local hippo at the public pool, I’ve since carried mini muffins to use as distractions while I float away

[@patriciahill4492]

Not a funny comment. 🤨 Woman nearly lost her life. Dumb s___!

[@kemurinine4272]

God that acting is stale

[@Randy1337]

I survived a hippo attack by knocking it out

[@EmsheyOfficial]

Oh my god 😢

[@joonlee30]

“I tried to pry open Hippo’s jaws” Hippo: “Am I a joke to you?”

[@lovesallanimals9948]

Lol

[@patriciahill4492]

Not Funny 🤨 Commet is rude.

[@lennarthagen3638]

Looooool

[@podsmpsg1]

Hippos have the highest bite force of mammals and the second highest overall, 1,800-2,400 PSI. Hippos are the most dangerous animal in Africa, they kill more humans than Lions, Leopards, Hyenas, Crocodiles, etc. Hippos can also charge at 20 MPH.

[@losclxii316]

Humans are faster tho

[@podsmpsg1]

@@losclxii316 Yup. I think adult males can grow up to 7000 lbs, 5 feet tall at the shoulder. Hippos have thick skin and enormous girth.

[@lovesallanimals9948]

@@losclxii316 not in water there not

[@buckalbert5212]

@@lovesallanimals9948 I would hope most people wouldn't have to have an experience like this to learn how dangerous Africa's river's are I mean common sense is a lifesaver

[@losclxii316]

@@carmen_6746 incorrect

[@japanadventurelife]

That’s real scary

[@astrayproductions]

So Ryan just stood along the shoreline huh

[@puffybar]

😭😭😭😭

[@patriciahill4492]

Yeah, not very comforting 😕 is it. I wouldn't be going anywhere with him anymore. Wuss. 🤨

[@shaneftmfw]

@@patriciahill4492 you wouldn't fight no hippopotamus, you coward.

[@David_7171]

The most dangerous and deadly animal in Africa

[@Sarappreciates]

These things look scary. Not like the baby hippo, Fiona, at the zoo. These full grown beasts are as big as a car!

[@kelbymcdonald784]

i feal so bad for u kristen

[@paddyoak1]

I used to wrestle hippos as a college kid. Oh yeah, THAT is fun!

[@TestYourselfIsrael]

Scary

[@ryuichirosaito4977]

Hippopotamus Most Dangerous Animal!!

[@weloverotie2573]

Omg😳🤒😬😬😬😢

[@frawldog]

Why was she in water?

[@irenelamprakou5178]

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[@Julian-ez3iq]

one femon meets another .................. PMSL

[@irenelamprakou5178]

My name is EIRINI LAMPRAKOU. I am the Alithia Truth behind Meta. I live in Vouliagmeni Athens Greece. Thalias 38

[@samuelmartha2660]

"Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus. Ahhhhhmph. I’m a hippopotamus. I like swimming, but I’m dangerous. If you get to close to me, I might just bite your feet. Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus. I’m a hippopotamus. I’m a hippopotamus. I’m fat and dangerous If you don’t understand, I might just bite your hand. Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus. Hippopotamus."

[@NoobieCuteee]

first

[@HANIF_AFZA]

mantap kakak

[@MaybeYoureRight-1234]

Oh 🤔 I so happy if you say ok 😀😀 .

[@キムケイ-k9f]

まとめました。

[@kristjankodarin9730]

Nice

[@alex16637]

Nice

[@MidwestComet]

Sheesh 😩 I can't imagine the pain

[@zlujnayan]

Hipp.. Hip hop anonymous. - Ula

[@sitiaishah8761]

I just read about her a few days ago and today, there's a video about her. She's a strong person 💪 ❤

[@soniabagga330]

Where did u read these articles

[@yoransom]

Umm.....hippos have been known to eat animals for food. Is this really natl geo? Wow.

[@ilcanaledellanatura]

Amazing video thanks from my little channel "NATURE"🥰

[@India865]

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[@gemarimancingTV]

Nice video good information

[@filthycasual8074]

You at my mcchicken

[@George-no2yx]

Was that real footage of her underwater?

[@colincharlton9339]

One amazing and lucky lady...

[@25provo]

The hippo was probably like: Eeeeew something touched my mouth!

[@amberferrell1840]

Welp came here to see an attack and was sorely disappointed as usual