Crocodiles and hippos are the largest and fiercest denizens of Africa’s freshwater habitats. While they are not natural rivals—they do not compete for the same food, nor do they normally eat each ...

At a natural waterhole we stopped to look at the hippo before noticing an elephant approaching and a number of crocodiles in the mud. A nice amount of birdlife too with oxpeckers, queleas, doves, and ...

It is estimated that hippos kill roughly 500 people each year. Hippos will kill other animals, like crocodiles, that enter their territory, especially when protecting babies. Hippos and whales ...