is it true that hippos are really vicious?

Question: is it true that hippos are really vicious?
- Keywords:
  aggression,
  fact or fiction,
  hippo,
  vicious
Asked by ludev13 to Charlotte, Jo, Kevin, Louise, Valeria on 19 Jun 2012.
- Joanna Cruden answered on 19 Jun 2012:
  
  Yes they are, they are in the top ten of the most dangerous animal on earth list 2012!
- Kevin Mahon answered on 19 Jun 2012:
  
  They are incredibly territorial and are the only animal that are known to attack without provocation. They also have the highest attributed human death toll of any large mammal in Africa!

ludev13 commented on 19 Jun 2012:

wow! you wouldn’t think it from such a dosile looking creature! Thankyou!

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Question: is it true that hippos are really vicious?