Yawning hippo in Iguela lagoon
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Yawning hippo in Iguela lagoon

The hippopotamus is the most dangerous animal in Africa. Hippos don't eat people but are responsible for capsizing canoes and small boats. Most fatalities result from drownings among passengers who can't swim.




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Photo by Rhett A. Butler.
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