Leave it to a gigantic hippo to scare off three lions as they swim for their lives to escape the territorial beast.

(Or Vice Versa) It’s very unusual for a lion to prey on a hippo, although researchers have seen it happen. A wildlife photographer filmed two male lions in South Africa attacking and killing a ...

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Lions are the only social cats in the world, living in tight-knit groups called prides. Male lions are often portrayed as ‘kings of the jungle’, fearsome hunters and leaders of their pride.

Poisoning and snaring pose a serious threat to lions, especially in the northern ... impacts on water-dependent mammals like the common hippo.” Among large mammals, hippos are unique in several ...

The average male hippo weighs about 7,000 pounds (3,200 kilograms).Hippos are known to be territorial and aggressive at times. A year before Lisa Manders died, seven people were killed in the ...

The average male hippo weighs about 7,000 pounds (3,200 kilograms). Hippos are known to be territorial and aggressive at times. A year before Lisa Manders died, seven people were killed in the ...