Why are crocodiles afraid of hippos? What power does a fat hippopotamus have?

1. First of all, there is a big difference in size between hippopotamus and crocodiles. Adult hippos are much larger than crocodiles. Adult hippos generally weigh 3 tons while crocodiles generally weigh only 1 ton. In a fight between hippos and crocodiles, hippos have an advantage in size. Moreover, hippos have thick and smooth skin and are not afraid of crocodiles' bites. Hippos' bite force is stronger than that of crocodiles, and hippos' mouths are very large. As for the crocodile, although the crocodile has leather armor, it cannot withstand the mouth of a hippopotamus. Crocodiles and hippos bite each other and usually the crocodile dies. Crocodiles generally hunt their prey and like to drag their prey into the water and suffocate them to death, and water is the home court of crocodiles. However, hippos can also swim and are not afraid of water at all, so hippos are not afraid of crocodiles.

2. Hippos are not afraid of crocodiles in the water. On land, crocodiles are no match for hippos. Crocodiles are inconvenient to move on land. In addition to their strong bite force, hippos can use their weight to smash crocodiles with their forelimbs. , even the crocodiles couldn’t bear it. Moreover, hippos are social animals. If a crocodile attacks a hippopotamus, it may be attacked by a group of hippos. A single crocodile is no match for a hippopotamus, let alone a group fight.

3. Crocodiles will occasionally prey on baby hippos. It is still very dangerous for baby hippos to face crocodiles alone without the protection of adult hippos. However, it is rare for crocodiles to prey on baby hippos, because after the baby hippo dies, the adult hippopotamus will become violent and will attack the crocodile crazily. Therefore, the crocodile will not take the initiative to prey on the baby hippopotamus unless it is too hungry. Although crocodiles and hippos are mortal enemies in nature, in terms of food, crocodiles are carnivores and hippos are omnivores, so the two generally try to avoid conflict with each other, except in the dry season when food is scarce, and hippos and crocodiles compete for water and food. There will be a fight.