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Could a polar bear kill a hippopotamus?

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Unlikely. The only chance of them meeting would be in a zoo and they would both be very wary of each other. The hippo is a herbivore. It only fights with other male hippos as part of a mating ritual, or if it is defending itself.

Another AnswerA polar bear would kill a young hippo or a badly wounded one. It could kill an adult hippo if it went on the back of the adult hippo, and clawed the hippo's back. It should have no trouble with a hippo if the polar bear can take down a beluga or a walrus.
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