4. Hippopotamus
There may be a lot of children’s books with hippos as characters that are gentle or boring, but the real life animal is something entirely different. These animals can be very aggressive and have actually been known to kill people. What you think you know about these creatures is probably an altered perception of the real thing. They are very territorial and have been seen protecting their young at any cost. Some say that they can run at speeds of twenty miles per hour, and with a hippo normally weighing around 7,000 pounds, that’s a lot of force coming towards you at such speeds. However, as long as they are left alone, these creatures tend to mind their own business and not really bother anyone else around them, as long as there are great distances between them and humans. But still, with such a large animal capable of running after you, it’s best to steer clear of them when possible.
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