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Re: Hippo charge of death
26/01/07 04:33 AM

I've seen hippos on dry land twice at full speed.

The first at about 15 metres in a swamp in Kenya at a waterhole. We only had cameras but it was greased lightning running across our front to hit the water. Being a tourist group I wonder what would happen if the hippo decided to go through the camera jockeys?

The second was on a boat on the Zambezi. Someone had disturbed a hippo feeding higher on the hill in some bush and it came down at speed straight for an African fisherman at water's edge. We shouted for him to watch out, and luckily it veered. That hippo coming down a fairly steep bank would have been very hard to stop by shooting if on the ground. It is amazing how fast they can run too.

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Hippo charge of death	lapua	23/01/07 03:33 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Mike_McGuire	24/01/07 02:02 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	500grains	24/01/07 03:59 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Mike_McGuire	24/01/07 03:12 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	500grains	25/01/07 03:14 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	NitroX	26/01/07 04:33 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	1980E26	26/01/07 12:07 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	clark7781	27/01/07 02:34 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	jaz	27/01/07 03:02 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	gunbug	01/03/07 01:11 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	475Guy	01/03/07 06:49 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Showbart	03/03/07 09:37 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Grizzly	04/03/07 07:24 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	475Guy	04/03/07 10:19 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Grizzly	04/03/07 05:38 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Showbart	06/03/07 12:22 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Grizzly	07/03/07 02:58 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Dave_Hall	07/03/07 04:00 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Savuti_One_Shot	08/03/07 12:42 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Showbart	08/03/07 08:36 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Dave_Hall	08/03/07 10:52 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Bramble	08/03/07 12:18 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	jaz	07/03/07 01:55 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	clark7781	04/03/07 05:08 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	DoubleD	04/03/07 05:47 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	duggaboybuff	03/03/07 10:05 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	OWD	04/03/07 12:13 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Dave_Hall	26/01/07 01:33 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Showbart	24/01/07 10:59 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	500grains	23/01/07 04:59 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	500grains	23/01/07 05:00 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	iqbal	23/01/07 09:02 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	bonanza	24/01/07 01:21 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Mike_McGuire	24/01/07 02:07 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Chasseur	23/01/07 05:43 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	hoppdoc	23/01/07 06:45 AM
Re: Hippo charge of death	ozhunter	23/01/07 05:52 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	mickey	23/01/07 06:41 PM
Re: Hippo charge of death	Dave_Hall	23/01/07 06:44 AM

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