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From everything I've read about them I think your fear is perfectly rational. They're incredibly dangerous animals.
Forest Cat
Forest Cat
I'm not afraid of them, but I have a healthy respect for all creatures that can run 19 mph and weighs 3000 pounds. I'm not messing with them.
TBRS1
TBRS1
They are extremely dangerous. The ancient Egyptians used to hunt them from rafts on the Nile. It was an exciting hunt because surviving wasn't guaranteed.
Crossbreed
Crossbreed
Here is a song in their defense,...
I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas, Gayla Peevey (1953)
Judge
Judge
In a zoo properly separating the animals from humans they are cute. As animals you might approach while paddling a boat down a river, your life may be in great peril.

Especially if and when they are in a particularly bad mood.
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