Hippo Kills Her Baby !! Why Can Hippos Do This

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00:00 [MUSIC PLAYING]

00:03 They spend most of their time in the water

00:12 to prevent the skin from drying out in the heat.

00:17 Hippos are well known for their aggressive behavior

00:20 and for killing humans if they feel any danger.

00:23 [YELLING]

00:26 But some surprising features make these animals

00:29 even more scary.

00:32 They live in groups, usually dominated

00:35 by a male who conquered his herm in bloody and fierce fights.

00:38 [GROWLING]

00:42 These animals, along with other species,

00:44 are extremely strange and terrifying.

00:46 [GROWLING]

00:49 Infanticide, which is the act of killing your young.

00:53 The reasons for hippos to commit infanticide

00:56 remain relatively unknown due to the difficulty

00:58 of studying aggressive creatures.

01:02 But hippos are believed to sometimes

01:04 do this when they are overpopulated or struggling

01:07 with a form of illness.

01:08 The hippopotamus mother usually isolates herself

01:14 from the group to give birth and slowly presents the puppy

01:17 to the group when she feels he's ready.

01:21 The new mother does not return to her group

01:23 until 10 to 14 days later.

01:26 In some cases, take longer to return.

01:29 The hippos in the herd must accept her young.

01:34 If they do not accept, the herd commits the terrifying act

01:37 of killing the cub.

01:38 Puppies can be thrown into the air like a little rag doll.

01:45 Adults have no mercy when they kill the cub.

01:49 It just shows that nature is really shocking and impressive.

01:53 In addition to that, death in the animal world

01:55 may even come from your own family.

01:57 (water trickling)