To anyone who says they think they can outrun this creature...you can't. Same thing with bears Big doesn't mean slow and lazy...it means big for a reason
When I first played Super Mario 64 at my neighbor's, they were already deep into the game. I remember trying to open a locked door, and when Bowser laughed, I was like, "Why's a hippo laughing in this game?" I was just 8 years old back then.
People think they can outrun a hippo because they are remembering how fast they can run on a track or on pavement running a short distance to catch the bus. Try running on sand (and rough sand as well) and things may not go as well. I suspect that hippos are better designed for running on rough sand than are humans. Also, when you are confronted by an angry hippo let us hope that you didn't just finish a heavy meal or pull an all nighter studying or suffer a foot, leg or back injury - this is not a situation in which you spend months preparing for a track meet - rather this is a situation in which suddenly out of the blue you need to run for your life. If you're wearing loose fitting sandals that have a habit of falling off or shoes with poor traction then you're in trouble. If your clothes are too tight to easily run then you're in trouble. Also, I'm not sure about the idea of zig zagging. Hippos seem fairly good at quickly turning 180 degrees when confronted by lions that are in opposite directions. If they weren't then lions would be able to kill healthy adult hippos without too much trouble but I believe that is a rare occurrence even though hippos generally travel long distances on land at night when lions are out and about. That's another problem with escaping a hippo - since hippos tend to travel on land at night when the sun's rays won't bother them people tend to encounter hippos at night on land. How is your running over rough terrain in the dark? I suspect that a human is more likely than a hippo to trip and fall running in the dark. Also regarding zig zagging - I would think that a few sharp turns at the right moments might help if you're able to keep looking behind you to see where the hippo is as you run over rough terrain in the dark but can you do that? Go out in the dark away from streetlights in a park with rough ground and have a friend chase you and see if you're capable of regularly looking back behind you while running to see where your friend is without throwing yourself off balance or tripping on something. It won't be easy. And if you zig zag frequently then you're not really accomplishing anything if you keep crossing back and forth in front of the charging hippo. In WW2 my friend was on the Queen Mary when it accidentally sliced through another allied ship that was zig zagging in front of it in the dark. And don't assume that there will be space to zigzag. There could be trees, bushes, gullies, embankments or other things that might be on either side and make zig zagging impractical. Best advice: Don't get chased by an angry hippo.
Good points regarding the surface, and preparedness, etc. Still, a search tells us their top speed is 19 mph, which is equivalent to a 100 meter time of 22 seconds, which is quite feasible for many average healthy adult humans.
@@kevino2783 Question is, for how long? 300 meters in 66 seconds, 1 km in under 3 and a half minutes? I bet average healthy adult will run out of steam inside 1 minute mark. If hippo can or willing to hold on tempo for 1 minute - average healthy human is screwed. Not to mention, 8 out of 10 average human adults aren't average healthy human adults either.
@@alicaramba7680good points. I don't know how long a hippo can maintain the pace we saw in the short video but it seems likely that they would tire significantly before going a mile, as would most humans, but the energy required by a hippo to move such a large mass would probably put them at a disadvantage in runs beyond 100m but I'm just guessing. I'm referring only to healthy adults in both cases. I don't know the answer and do not want to test it lol
I counted about 4.5 strides/sec frequency, and estimated about 1.5 meter stride distance, overall 6.75 m/s which you can definitely outrun if you are fit.
Great video .... a lot of people don't realize that this species is responsible for more human deaths in Africa than any other mammal. They feed at night, on shore. And NEVER, EVER get yourself between a hippo and its water. They can almost outrun Usain Bolt over short distances, and can crush a crocodile in their mouths, so NONE of the rest of us would stand a chance! (BUT, do remember, that if you do indeed plan to do something stupid around them, it's most likely you ONLY have to run faster than whatever idiot decided to join you in the prank!)
I still find it hard to believe hippos can outrun even the fastest human. I've seen all the videos of hippos running at full speed, and they look fast, but not that fast.
"You're in my territory boy!!! I'm gonna bite your arse off if you don't get outta here!!!" the dominant male said to the other. Male hippos hate other male hippos more than anything else.
Thank you so much for the video. I have been studying the Lost Tribes and this video helps out A LOT. Testament of Asher - 7:6 “For this reason, you will be scattered like Dan and Gad, my brothers, you shall not know your own lands, tribe, or language.” 7:7 “But he will gather you in faith/truth through his compassion and on account of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.” The Zulus are amazing.
