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Question about hippos
I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would
think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! |
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In message , LS
writes I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! I don`t know why I`m doing this, however, you will see hippos in the Mara river, Lake Naivasha, and many other places in Africa. Hippos do leave the water at night and look for food, this does sometimes result in the deaths of the people in villages close to the river banks. As for boats, it is possible for a hippo to submerge a boat, yes. Pat -- Pat Anderson |
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In message , LS
writes I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! I don`t know why I`m doing this, however, you will see hippos in the Mara river, Lake Naivasha, and many other places in Africa. Hippos do leave the water at night and look for food, this does sometimes result in the deaths of the people in villages close to the river banks. As for boats, it is possible for a hippo to submerge a boat, yes. Pat -- Pat Anderson |
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:23:08 -0800, LS wrote:
I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! Hippos are normally very placid beasts. They become ferocious only under certain circumstances : when you surprise them or when you get too close from their youngs. I paddled down the Zambezi in canoe and our river guide knew how to steer clear of places where unseen hippos may be lounging underwater, mostly places with not too much current and adequate depth so that the hippo can stand underwater but not too deep either. When in doubt about hippo presence he would hit the water with a paddle to make noise and so make sure that the hippo know we are coming. Sometime a hippo head would indeed emerge. I don't know much about how the hippo behave on land, but they do not go out of the water much often in daytime anyway. We stopped by a rangers station halfways between Mana Pools and Kanyemba. Near their station, the rangers were keeping as a keepsake the pieces of a fiberglass canoe broken in two to remind visitors that carelessness with wildlife is dangerous. In that particular incident the people manning the canoe escaped unharmed, but fatalities have also been recorded. |
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On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 20:23:08 -0800, LS wrote:
I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! Hippos are normally very placid beasts. They become ferocious only under certain circumstances : when you surprise them or when you get too close from their youngs. I paddled down the Zambezi in canoe and our river guide knew how to steer clear of places where unseen hippos may be lounging underwater, mostly places with not too much current and adequate depth so that the hippo can stand underwater but not too deep either. When in doubt about hippo presence he would hit the water with a paddle to make noise and so make sure that the hippo know we are coming. Sometime a hippo head would indeed emerge. I don't know much about how the hippo behave on land, but they do not go out of the water much often in daytime anyway. We stopped by a rangers station halfways between Mana Pools and Kanyemba. Near their station, the rangers were keeping as a keepsake the pieces of a fiberglass canoe broken in two to remind visitors that carelessness with wildlife is dangerous. In that particular incident the people manning the canoe escaped unharmed, but fatalities have also been recorded. |
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Hippos are so common in most SA parks that no-one actually goes on a
tour to see only hippos. There's a few animals that I absolutely guarantee that you WILL see on any day in Kruger: Impala Waterbuck Hippo Lilac Breasted Roller Starling Vervet monkey Baboon sOn 15 Nov 2004 20:23:08 -0800, (LS) wrote: I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! |
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Hippos are so common in most SA parks that no-one actually goes on a
tour to see only hippos. There's a few animals that I absolutely guarantee that you WILL see on any day in Kruger: Impala Waterbuck Hippo Lilac Breasted Roller Starling Vervet monkey Baboon sOn 15 Nov 2004 20:23:08 -0800, (LS) wrote: I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! |
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I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would
think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! I've heard that hippos kill more safari tourists than any other animal. |
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I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would
think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! I've heard that hippos kill more safari tourists than any other animal. |
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Not so. The most dangerous animal in Africa is the humble mosquito.
I wonder if I should offer "mosquito safaris" :-) On Wed, 17 Nov 2004 13:18:16 GMT, Iceman wrote: I was wondering, do people go on special tours to see hippos? I would think they would not be allowed, because I heard that hippos have been known to bite both people and boats into two. Thank you for your insight! I've heard that hippos kill more safari tourists than any other animal. |
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