Who says I am a veggie? 1.8-tonne hippo sinks its teeth into an impala

This is the rare moment a mostly herbivorous hippopotamus sinks its teeth into the carcass of an impala – before throwing the animal around as it plays with it in the water. Wildlife photographers Eben and Elna Geldenhuys came across the huge mammal at Transport Dam in Kruger National Park, Limpopo in South Africa. Hippos […]

This is the rare moment a mostly herbivorous hippopotamus sinks its teeth into the carcass of an impala – before throwing the animal around as it plays with it in the water. Wildlife photographers Eben and Elna Geldenhuys came across the huge mammal at Transport Dam in Kruger National Park, Limpopo in South Africa. Hippos are omnivores and their diet usually consists of grass and little else. But there has been an increase in the animals spotted feeding on meat – including one which was photographed chowing down on the carcass of another dead hippo last year.

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