Elephants Save Hippo from Wild Dogs

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10 brave wild dogs tried their luck with a hippo family. The pack managed to separate 2 hippos from the rest, and everything was going to plan when an elephant stepped in to help!

This unbelievable interaction happened right in front of @andBeyondTravel's Xaranna Camp in the Okavango Delta. Their guide, Moses Lebitla, was there to film all the action.

Hippos risk facing large predators like lions when they’re on land, but for wild dogs, this was very ambitious!

The wild dog pack found an unusual amount of hippos at a drying waterhole. The hippos had nowhere to go, and it was just too tempting not to try! So, the chase began!

The wild dogs made a hunting formation and trotted in, which caused all the hippos to panic. A hippo is nearly 87 times bigger than a wild dog (on average), but it looked like the pack was herding them!

The wild dogs eventually managed to separate one of the hippos from its family, which was exactly what they wanted. They quickly circled the hippo and started nipping at it, trying to target the softer areas.

Hippos have really tough skin, which can be up to 5 cm thick in some parts, making it nearly impossible for wild dogs to do much damage to a healthy adult. But that didn’t stop them from trying!

The hippo eventually found a gap and made a run for it towards its friend, where they faced the wild dog pack together. While this was playing out, a herd of elephants arrived looking for a drink.

Elephants are known to become a bit grumpy when water is scarce, and they have little tolerance for any predators. For one of the elephants, this was a perfect storm, and it came running in.

Nothing wants to get in the way of a charging elephant, and the wild dogs didn’t have to think twice before shooting off and abandoning their hunting plans. Even the poor hippos had to scramble out of the way.

In the end, the wild dogs ran off into the bush, leaving peace at the waterhole once more.

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"Its not about saving the hippo, its about sending a message." - Elephant

devilspoo
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I doubt the hippo was ever in danger to begin with

seandelap
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Hippo wasn’t in danger. Dogs were just messing around. And the elephant just wanted everyone to shut up so he could eat in peace.

Kitchdmn
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Wild dogs going after a hippo is like bringing a spoon to gun fight.

Unseen
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Elephant like "go and play somewhere"

ellikutty
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She trumpeted "run save yourselves from the foul tempered beast"

outofturn
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Interesting footage. Pity it wasn't filmed in landscape view rather than in portrait mode.

scatteredsightings
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I think the dogs came to close to the Elephants. Elephants said y’all better stay over there with that mess

major
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Awe. I am pretty sure they were just messing with it cause they know they cannot really do anything to the hippo but that was really cute of that elephant.

saumitrakalhans
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Wild dogs being absolute kamikazes by looking for trouble in the middle of herds of hippos and elephants.

louaasirvin
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😂 Wild dogs vs hippo is like bringing a sponge to a sword fight

jasonchace
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Honestly, I’d wager that the elephant actually saved the wild dogs from the hippo. Eventually he would’ve gotten truly pissed and demolished them.

fattuscattus
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The big fat hippos needed an elephant bodyguards to not get eaten by litters dogs😂LOL

beheshtehmazhari
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Now, even for a pack of Wild Dogs, taking on a hippo is a gutsy move. Not even a Pride of lions is willing to take down a hippo.

touremuhammad
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Tbh, elephant might have saved the wild dogs from the hippo

mavikartal
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I don't think 5 painted dogs could do anything to even a small hippo, they just couldn't suppress their instincts to be annoying and sniff out whether it was unusually weak or sick.

maninredhelm
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Wild dogs are the most ruthless and successful predators of Africa. Don't let their cuteness fool you

subramanip
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I think everyone was just playing a game of tag.

johnny.b.goode
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Elephant scares off wild dogs annoying hippo for fun.

shinestar
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I doubt those hippos were ever in danger.

mziwendukuntsele