they used spears and swords
I think to please the gods To keep the hippos from eating the crops too
Rifle 30-6 hunting for hippos
Hippos are herbavours, they don't hunt, and if they did I'd suspect that they would lay in wait in the water like crocodiles
Hippos are hunted mainly for their teeth, known as hippo ivory.
They hunt for sport and for food.
Hippos don't hunt other animals. They are herbivores. Only very large crocodiles can kill adult hippos. Lion prides take on injured, old, or sick adult hippos. Young hippos are prey for lions and crocodiles.
Very large nile crocodiles can take down adult hippos. Prides of lions will hunt for the injured or old hippos.
People that live in the regions that possess the hippopotamus will sometimes hunt it.
To get food! OBV
Adult hippos do not have any natural predators. But young ones are usually killed by Nile crocodiles, lions and hyenas.
As far as i know, the ancient Egyptians may have eaten crocodiles, since they did live there and still do. So, with the information at hand, we couldn't prove it. But, like i said, its probable.
they used them in war or to hunt animals