This hippo gets points for saving a baby of a different species, but loses points for just wanting to kill the antelope itself. I just can’t imagine the fear that the antelope was feeling, stuck in the mud between a pack of wild dogs and a male hippo.
Hippo Saves Antelope Then Mistakes It For An Attacking Wild Dog
By
Muk Khatri in
Nature
On 20th December 2016
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#1 The Dog Attack
The video was filmed at Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa, by game ranger Pieter Van Wyk, 31. A bunch of wild dogs are attacking a young antelope.
#2 The Rescue
The hippo was watching and rushes to save the little animal. But in his race, he bumps against the antelope that then falls into the mud.
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#3 Stuck In Mud
Unable to move, it's an easy prey again. But the dogs are scared of the hippo.
#4 Fury
After a while, they become more confident, enraging the hippo. Maybe it confuses the antelope with a dog, or maybe it just wants to be left alone. Whichever the reason, it brutally kills the antelope.
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#5 Easy Prey
Now it's an easy task for the wild dogs.
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#6 The Video
It didn't end well for the poor antelope.