24th August 2009

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Gamekeeper outruns angry hippo

A Ugandan gamekeeper managed to outrun an angry hippo after he interrupted the animal’s lunch.

The three-ton beast charged was busy munching grass in the Murchison Falls National Park when the keeper approached, and didn’t fancy being disturbed. Luckily, though a charging hippo can reach speeds of up to 30 miles an hour (and its jaws pack enough power to bite a 10-foot crocodile in two), the keeper escaped.

Full sequence of photos here.

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