Who would win a hippo or crocodile?

A hippo would win a fight against a crocodile. Although crocodiles are large, powerful creatures, they cannot kill a fully-grown hippo. Hippos are large, round animals that are much taller than crocodiles. The only place they would be vulnerable to attack is their legs.

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What animal can beat a hippo in a fight?

If there is one animal that could bring down a full-grown hippo in a fight, it is an adult elephant. Elephants have the size and strength advantage over the hippo, and their tusks give them superior reach. Match that with a roaring charge and there is nothing that will not stop one!

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Would a saltwater crocodile beat a hippo?

Saltwater Crocodile crocodile: Who Would Win in a Fight? The hippo will win any day, anytime, with all things being equal. The hippo is at least twice the size of the saltwater crocodile and has teeth that are enormous and more deadly.

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What animal can beat a crocodile?

Big cats like leopards and panthers sometimes kill and eat these big reptiles. Large snakes can also do a lot of damage to alligators and crocodiles.

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Can a hippo bite a crocodile in half?

Hippos have a bite force that exceeds 1,800 PSI and has a big mouth full of teeth that are a foot long. We are talking about a bite powerful enough to chomp a crocodile in half!

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CROCODILE VS HIPPO - Who Wins The Fight?

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Can a gorilla fight a crocodile?

A crocodile would win a fight against a gorilla. Most of the fights would begin in or near water, and a gorilla doesn't stand a chance in that scenario. If a crocodile bit and dragged the gorilla into the water, then it's a simple victory. The two creatures might meet each other on land, though.

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Would a grizzly bear beat a hippo?

If the grizzly were fighting a wildebeest or moose, it'd only need to land one big bite. But this is a grizzly bear vs. hippo battle, and hippos have thick hides. The grizzly bear must go all out with multiple bites and claw slashes to overpower the thick-skinned hippo.

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Can a hippo beat a lion?

Two ton hippos are quite capable of killing a lion. He drives the predator away from his old enemy.

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Do hippos and crocodiles get along?

The average sized adult crocodile is no match for the average sized adult hippo, and considering that hippos are often found in pods with numerous other adults it's not worth it for a crocodile to even go after a young hippo because of what the protective adults could do to it.

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Can a crocodile take down an elephant?

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What is most likely to kill an elephant is the crocodile biting the elephant's trunk off. The elephant may then die as a result of not being able to eat and drink properly, or even breathe. On the other hand, a crocodile is most likely to kill a baby elephant and is most successful on its watery turf.

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What animal eats hippos?

Nile crocodiles, lions, and spotted hyenas are known to prey on young hippos. Beyond these, adult hippos are not usually preyed upon by other animals due to their aggression and size. Cases where large lion prides have successfully preyed on adult hippos have been reported, but it is generally rare.

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What animals are scared of hippo?

Hippos face very few threats from other animals in the wilderness. Most of the threats from other animals are directed towards the younger hippos by Nile crocodiles and other predators. It would take a big pride of lions to put down one adult hippo - and the fight wouldn't be an easy one.

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What is hippos biggest enemy?

Crocodiles, lions, hyenas, and leopards are all potential threats while growing up—but the most dangerous thing to a young hippo is another hippo.

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Can a hippo fight an elephant?

In an elephant vs hippo fight, the elephant is going to win. Assuming both creatures are fully grown adults, the elephant is just too big for the hippo to handle. Hippos are too smart to pick a fight with an elephant, so they have no idea what it takes to bring one down.

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Can a gorilla defeat hippo?

As sturdy as gorillas are, they can't match the physical toughness of hippos. Biting is the most common attack that animals use to defend themselves, or kill prey. Hippos not only have one of the strongest bite forces with it measured at 1820 PSI, but they also have the largest mouth of any land animal.

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Can you outrun a hippo?

Answer and Explanation: A human cannot outrun a hippo. Hippos can run faster than 30 miles per hour, whereas the fastest human, Usain Bolt, has only clocked in at 23.4 miles per hour. Although usually slow on land, hippos are extremely aggressive, particularly if you get between them and the water.

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Can a rhino beat a hippo?

If the fight takes place in an open area, then the rhino would likely win due to its greater speed and agility. However, if the fight takes place in water, then the hippo would likely have the advantage due to its greater strength and jaw power.

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What animals can beat a grizzly bear?

In the battle of the grizzly bear vs tiger, a Siberian tiger would win a fight against a grizzly bear. The Siberian tiger is an ambush predator, and it's the only big cat that comes close to the grizzly bear in terms of size and power.

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What is the most powerful land animal?

In brute strength, elephants are the strongest mammals and the strongest land animals. African elephants can weigh up to 6,350kg and they can carry up to 9,000kg, the weight of 130 adult humans.

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Can a gorilla fight an elephant?

An elephant would win in a fight against a gorilla. Gorillas are certainly powerful and smart animals, but they lack any definitive means of killing an elephant. Unless they happened upon an elephant lying down and managed to inflict severe bites to them, a gorilla simply would not stand a chance.

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What animal can beat a silverback gorilla?

The only predator to prey on gorillas is the leopard. Walter Baumgärtel found the remains of several gorillas after they had been killed by leopards in the Virunga Volcanoes. Another case has been confirmed in Gabon, where a sick young gorilla was killed by a leopard.

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Who would win in a fight between a crocodile and a T Rex?

The T-Rex would win a fight against the largest crocodile ever. Simply put, the T-Rex is just too large and powerful for the crocodile to kill. Sarcosuchus imperator certainly had a powerful bite, but those 6-inch teeth aren't going to puncture the T-Rex's vital organs or cause it to bleed to death from a single bite.

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