Hippos have a very bad rap - statistically they have killed more people over here than any other animal - but most people don't realise that more deaths occur in Africa annually from champagne corks ... I'm not sure what that means - maybe never serve your Moet near waterholes?
We camp alongside the St Lucia estuary and take an evening stroll to check out our neighbouring crocs and hippos - before retiring behind the razor wire and security guarded gate to fall asleep to the sounds of snorting and farting (no really) hippos ...
Hippos also apparently have a different temperament depending on where they reside - St Lucia hippos from near the estuary mouth are very mild mannered and occasionally wander through the main street to dine at the local gardens.
We were lucky enough on our cruise to spot a (comparatively) teeny new born hippo less than a day old, we didn't get too close - Mum was a tad jumpy, but the rest of the family posed very obligingly ..
My new favorites.
does that mean a new tat?
ReplyDeleteWell, they get their bad rap because they attack innocent Americans like my brother and me. Gues syou Aussies don't taste as good.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea - a hippo tat for 2010!!
ReplyDeleteI also told EVERYONE that I knew someone who had been attacked by a hippo and survived. Are you sure he didn't spit you out because you tasted American??