Chased By… A Hippo!

Well, I did go back to bed, and am slightly the better for it. But then the phone rang: another doctor, another round of tests.

So why this video? Because I feel like a hippo’s chasing me! After the lion, the hippo is the most dangerous animal in Africa. And they are a lot faster than they look. The guys in this video were lucky they had a car.

(Ah! I added some root beer to my iced tea. That’s better.)

Bonus Video: How Fast Can a Hippo Run?

You’d think a hippo would be way too fat to generate any speed. Boy, would you be wrong.

The hippo in this video hasn’t yet opened his throttle all the way, but he’s already much faster than you will ever run. Hippos also tend to be irritable if they think you’re encroaching on their territory. Believe it or not, statistically hippos are the most dangerous animals in Africa.