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 ...

Hippo and its young. Image by Christels via Pixabay Lion: The lion is an iconic species with an instantly recognizable physique. Its coat is usually light brown, although some subspecies can be black ...

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But encountering a real-life hippo in the wild ... and they can bite down with a force three times greater than a lion. As herbivores, hippos peacefully graze throughout the night, eating grasses ...

Lions: Surprisingly, lions are generally smaller than tigers. The average weight of a male lion ranges from 330 to 550 pounds (150 to 250 kilograms). Their length, including tail, ranges from 8 to ...

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 ...