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Swallowed by a Hippopotamus and Says: This Is How I Survived

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A safari guide was attacked in the Zambezi River, swallowed up to the waist and losing his arm in a brutal fight with an angry hippo. Years later, new footage from South Africa reminds us how deadly and unpredictable this animal is.
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A safari guide was attacked in the Zambezi River, swallowed up to the waist and losing his arm in a brutal fight with an angry hippo. Years later, new footage from South Africa reminds us how deadly and unpredictable this animal is.

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Forget about elephants, forget about leopards, and even lions. Ask any wildlife expert in Africa, and they will tell you that the most dangerous and deadly mammal on the continent is the hippopotamus. Many mistakenly think of it as a cute, clumsy, and friendly animal, but the hippopotamus is a territorial, aggressive, and ruthless creature. It has the strongest bite force of any land mammal, can swim faster than humans, and surprisingly, can run…

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וואלה! broke the news in on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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