> > From: "Bearss, Steve" <SB_at_adem.state.al.us> > > When I was in Kenya years ago they would not let us sleep under the > stars at the lodge at Lake Nakura. They said we had to beware of the > hippos. They would often come out of the water at night. If there was > not some soft body there last night, the hippos certainly would not > expect them that night. > > Also, the big "yawn" they do often is not that, it is a threat display. > They are aggressive creatures. And BIG. I also have read of boating > deaths due to hippos. Take them seriously. Even the dangerous crocodile gives the hippo a wide berth. I watched a documentary where it was shown that baby hippos had no fear of crocodiles who had great respect for hippo mammas. Cheers, Jackie http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/ _ _ _ _ _ \\ / \0/ \ / \0/ \ \\ " " `\ ,sSSs,\, ,o~~o, )\w/( ,sSS..)/{) ( u u )~e~O, <<..> sSSS_v)/ \ `\ ( ) ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~ )<*> ~~~~ sSS[(\_]___\ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~ _n_n__) \~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~~ <(_/_o_o_~~ ~ 'sS[_`-+---+) ~ ~~ ~ ~~`~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~ \====+=======+======='===`=====\==============') ~~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~jf ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~\~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~ ~ ~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~ ,o--o, ~ ~ ~~ ,O~e~( u u ) ~~ ~~ ~~ ~ ~~ ~~ (\ ~ ~~~~ ( ) /' >jf:-) ~~~ ~ / (_n_n_ ~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~~ ~(/ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~' ~~ ~ ~ ~~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~ ~ ~ ~~~~ ~~~~ ~ *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Feb 11 1998 - 15:11:46 PST
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