tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post3765217285025801383..comments2024-03-28T17:50:43.604-07:00Comments on A Picture Each Day: HippoKen Spencerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14968646929859916724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-86829423616111524452013-10-10T20:01:06.561-07:002013-10-10T20:01:06.561-07:00These are all really good questions. My understan...These are all really good questions. My understanding is that they eat plants. But one of the stories I heard in Africa was that one came up underneath a log canoe with three people in it, and bit the canoe in half, and then bit some of the occupants. I forgot how many died. I have no understanding of why the Hippo attacked, however.Ken Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14968646929859916724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6451587500257595163.post-6984223015576152222013-10-10T08:34:03.213-07:002013-10-10T08:34:03.213-07:00Awesome animal. Wish I could see it upclose. Are t...Awesome animal. Wish I could see it upclose. Are they ever tamed? Come to think of it, I can't remember seeing one in a circus doing tricks the way elephants do. They always appear friendly to me, maybe because of their big bodies and little legs. Do they eat other animals or just plants? If they chase you, do they try to kill you? And if they don't eat meat, do they kill you only because they feel threatened? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com