Hippos kill a lot of people in Africa.
They Extremely safe when you don’t find the LEAST expensive one.
I know a number of people who have gone on them and they Rarely got out of the vehicle they were in and only in the most safe circumstances were they allowed out.
There was also security.
Anyone dumb enough to not think a hippo isn’t an inherently dangerous animal is no great loss to society anyway
Go to Yellowstone.
First thing you’re told is not to approach the wildlife.
Even if the tour operator is a moron, it didn’t mean the couple had to leave their common sense in the car.
Sad tale, but the words above apply to so many sad tales.
One of the "first-world" problems of a supposedly affluent West is that there are indeed DANGERS in so much. It's a good thing to "understand" them, before....
I was charged by rhinos in Nepal. They are notoriously blind, and missed.
Real hippos are almost as dangerous as those hippos currently touring the streets with their “War In the Streets” concerts singing, screaming, groaning, flatulating and vomiting evil stuff about Americans who think they are crazy.
Zambia?! For 10 days? Sounds miserable.
I will never set foot in any African country, much less go on a safari and for someone to do that and not know hippopotamusses (I know I misspelled that, but I like the sound) are the most dangerous four legged animal there is insane.
I don’t know why people want to go anywhere near Africa. It has always been a mess.
Holy moley. You hear about people walking up to buffalos to get a picture but this is the worst. There is no animal on this planet that is more deadly and mean than a hippopotamus.
I guarantee the guy had his wife get close to a hippo for a picture. And he blames his own stupidly on the tour guy.
BTW I don’t speak hippo but I do speak rhinoceros, why of courserous I can.
Was it a hippopotamiss? Or a hippopotamister?
Uhhh how the hell did you not know how dangerous Hippos are? They kill plenty of people every year. They’re aggressive, fast and huge. They kill tons of crocodiles in Africa every year too. Keep your distance if you have any brains at all.
Hippos are the number one most dangerous animal in Africa. If you are 70 years old and don’t know that, then you’re an idiot.
Hippos eating pumpkins =>
https://youtube.com/watch?v=PSzNRceZbwo&pp=ygUWaGlwcG9zIGVhdGluZyBwdW1wa2lucw%3D%3D
Craig, you paid the price for stupid. Walk away.
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Hippos high fiving each other
How ignorant could they be? But also, where were the tour operators’ attorneys when warnings and disclaimers should have been issued?
it’s not the tour operators fault. The animals do what animals do.
I had a friend who had been a zookeeper at the LA Zoo (I think that was the zoo). He was standing near a truck that was picking up a dumpster full of hippo poop. The dumpster slipped and fell over on top of him. He almost drowned in hippo poop. They rescued him in time and resuscitated him. I always wondered if they gave him mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.