Hippo Muzzles
Posted on 11/15/2010 8:16:21 PM PST by Joe 6-pack
A veterinarian is lucky to be alive after the hippopotamus he was testing a new sedative on woke up and attacked him. The hippo was not so lucky, however.
The 3.5 ton hippopotamus lived in South Africa's Kruger National Park and was being experimented on by Dr Markus Hofmeyr with a new kind of sedative for animals.
Sky News reported that the tranquilizer the vets normally used was too strong for hippos because it was made for elephants and rhinos. The hippos would often drown with that sedative because their heads would fall under the water.
According to The Sun, Dr Hofmeyr's colleague Dr Nico de Bruin pulled him out of the way of the angry hippo after it lunged at the men and knocked Hofmeyr into the river.
"The animal snapped in our direction and came for us," Dr Hofmeyr told Sky News.
A gamekeeper shot and killed the hippo when it went after the men again as they were scrambling to get away.
Dr Hofmeyr said: "We think the hippo was woken by water up its nose. We'll muzzle these animals in future."
Amazing photos of the hippo attack can be seen here.
He was vetted very well
He’s lucky he’s not a disabled vet....
We Conservatives need to take a survey on this matter
KILLER BI-POLAR HIPPO : PINHEAD OR PATRIOT?
The liberals will lose their minds over this. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth. I tell you, someone must pay!
Hippos must be banned. If it saves the life of just one child, it will be worth it.
Hippo Muzzles
That headline is misleading!
I kept asking myself, why would a vet f* with a hippo, then I remember all my friends, and I said to myself, “Oh yea, I would have too”!
Veterinarian changes the story totally.
Sue the hippo manufacturer!
What rifle did he use? I want one.
Must have been an assault hippo.
Seriously, I have heard it said that Hippos kill more people in Africa each year than any other creature. (Probably excluding mosquitoes and such...)
LOL
Weatherby in .338 or for deep penetration a .460
.375 just might do, that is why I would like to know.
Should make a decent hole going in.
Well, I would probaby just reduce the dosage of the sedative instead of trying to invent a new one but I’m not a veterinarian.
Hippo Muzzles?
Looks more like someone’s been rummaging around in my bedroom toy drawer.
Should be used as RINO muzzles.
You should see what Barbara Mikulski does to us Marylanders when she wakes up.
That looks like OUTSTANDING bass bait!
How much to ship me a dozen, guaranteed live delivery?
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