Specifically, there are 3 adult male lions swimming across the river. However, they did not know that this stretch of river was the territory of a hippopotamus mature.
Seeing someone trespassing on your territory, The hippopotamus immediately got angry, rushed to attack. Seeing the appearance of the hippo, a male lion quickly changed direction, leaving his fellow to confront the enemy. With its jaws wide open, the hippopotamus attacked the nearest lion, forcing it to rush away.
The recorded image shows that the lion is hippo appeared panicking. It tried everything to escape and climb ashore as quickly as possible without any resistance. Fortunately, after several missed bites by the lion, the lion made it to shore safely and was uninjured in the brief encounter. Seeing the threat of retreat, the hippopotamus also fled in the other direction.
Hippos are known to be highly territorial, specializing in chasing any animal that enters their water territory. They usually stay in the water all day and only come ashore at night to graze. Despite its massive body and extremely sharp teeth, hippos sometimes fall prey to lions.
According to a report from Selinda, after the hippo clash, the lions crossed the river at another time. They also attacked and killed a hippo the next day.
The clip was recorded by a tourist at the Selinda nature reserve (Botswana).