Grumpy Elephant Attempts To Stab Baby Hippo

An angry elephant recently caused pandemonium in a a waterhole near the Shingwedzi camp at the Kruger National Park, leaving a baby hippo stranded and vulnerable on the river banks, in an incredible sighting captured by Gordon Crundwell, while on safari with his wife.

The tiny hippo was assaulted by the elephant which, blinded by rage, pummeled into it, stabbing at it with its tusks and knocking it to the ground with force. Stopping at one of the viewpoints near the camp, Gordon and his wife noticed that the pool was full of hippos. They counted over 25 of the magnificent animals. Crocodiles lazed on the river bank, while the hippos splashed in the water. A hippo herd typically consists of 10 to 100 individuals. Most members are females, although young males may remain in the group as long as they remain submissive to the dominant male.