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Big hippos sometimes kill crocodiles in defence of their young. However the giant nile crocodile Gustav was observed killing an adult hippo.
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Can crocodiles eat a hippo?
Very large crocodiles, such as the infamous Nile Crocodile Gustave (20ft+) have been known to kill and devour male adult hippos. However, crocodiles tend to go for smaller hippos and generally prefer gazelle and wildebeest over hippos, whom they share their territories with.
What animals were mummified when they died?
The animals were.... cats,hippos,crocodiles,cows,and jackals.
Do crocodiles and alligators attack hippos?
Crocs may take a young one, but the adults are too big for them to handle. In fact, bull hippos sometimes kill crocodiles.
Do hippos eat crocodiles?
If they are already dead, or if a hippo calf wondered off by itself and got caught by a waiting crocodile. Crocs will almost never take on a fully-grown hippo because of the highly aggressive nature of these animals and the fact that hippos always travel in groups. But that being said, a group of large enough crocodiles can kill a hippo and eat it. Normally, hippos generally kill crocodiles out of defense for their young and themselves.
Which captain was afraid of crocodiles?
Captain Hook, in the Peter Pan story.
What is a hippos prey and predateor?
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.
Who are baby hippos predators?
Nile crocodiles, hyenas and lions are the predators for baby hippos
What is a hippo's enemies?
Hippos have no enemies, except maybe humans, other hippos and rarely crocodiles.
Are crocodiles bigger than hippopotami?
Hippos are at least 2x bigger than crocodiles and alligators.
What is the word for afraid of hippos?
There is no specific word for the fear of, or being afraid of, hippos. If a person has a fear of hippos, it wouild be classified as zoophobia which is the fear of animals.
What is hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliphiobia?
Your afraid of hippos.
Do alligators eat hippos?
Hippos and alligators don't live in the same regions. Hippos do kill crocodiles, but they don't eat them.
What hunts anacondas?
Pirahnas, jaguars, hippos, crocodiles, humans.
Who are hippos predators?
Nile crocodiles, lions and spotted hyenas will attack baby hippos.
What can kill crocodiles?
Rhinos, elephants, hunters, and mostly hippos. Lions, leopards, tigers, and jaguars can kill crocodiles depending on the size of the crocodiles.
How Hippos hunt?
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
What are hippos predators?
Adult hippos do not have any natural predators. But young ones are usually killed by Nile crocodiles, lions and hyenas.
