Altruism in Hippos

[Walt Zingmatilder]

There are at least a couple of videos on the internet showing Hippos intervening to save other mammals from drowning and crocodiles.
When interviewed the Hippos said ''It's not that we're altruistic towards Impala and Wildebeest........we just fucking hate crocodiles.......''

[Gordon]

Moderator:

This isn't science, Vlad, so I'm moving it to General Discussion.

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Moderator:

This isn't science, Vlad, so I'm moving it to General Discussion.

It's got animal behaviour in it hasn't it? Of course altruism in Hippos is science.

[ippy]

There are at least a couple of videos on the internet showing Hippos intervening to save other mammals from drowning and crocodiles.
When interviewed the Hippos said ''It's not that we're altruistic towards Impala and Wildebeest........we just fucking hate crocodiles.......''

Makes sense to me Woo, like it and I didn't realise the depth of thought Hippos are able to go to.

ippy

[Walt Zingmatilder]

There are at least a couple of videos on the internet showing Hippos intervening to save other mammals from drowning and crocodiles.
When interviewed the Hippos said ''It's not that we're altruistic towards Impala and Wildebeest........we just fucking hate crocodiles.......''

Makes sense to me Woo, like it and I didn't realise the depth of thought Hippos are able to go to.

ippy

It's really quite touching to watch.

[SqueakyVoice]

Hippos also kill more humans than any other animal in Africa (apart from the mosquito).

Seems they have a well developed sense of where the danger lies.

(And ftr, I think it got yanked off the science board a bit quick.)

[Walt Zingmatilder]

Hippos also kill more humans than any other animal in Africa (apart from the mosquito).

Seems they have a well developed sense of where the danger lies.

(And ftr, I think it got yanked off the science board a bit quick.)

Yes I'd heard of that reputation and was thus interested in a photograph from Tblisi where one seemed very compliant and amenable to the attempts of several men to guide it to safety.