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VenomJockey

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http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/0...-tourist-taking-pictures-authorities-say.html

Excerpt: "A tourist from Taiwan taking pictures at a lake in Kenya on Sunday was attacked and killed by a hippo -- just hours before a local fisherman was mauled to death in the same area by another hippo, authorities said.

Chang Ming Chuang, 66, and his friend, Wu Peng Te, were at the edge of Lake Naivasha in Kenya’s Rift Valley when a witness said they got too close to a hippo and were attacked, the BBC reported. Both were taken to the hospital in Naivasha, about 56 miles southeast of Nairobi, the Kenya Wildlife Service said in a statement.

Chang was later pronounced dead. His friend was treated for minor bruising."
 
The ten most dangerous wild animals in Africa (other than humans :) )
Human fatalities per year

#10: Black Mamba - 1
#9: Leopard - 1
#8: Rhino - 2
#7: Cape Buffalo - 200
#6: Lion - 250
#5: Elephant - 500
#4: Nile Crocodile - hundreds to thousands (hard to count because the victims usually aren't found)
#3: Hippo - 3,000
#2: Mosquito - 450,000
#1: TseTse Fly - 500,000
 
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Honestly though, it's not the Mosquito or Tse Tse Fly that is dangerous, but the diseases they transmit. For actual damage by the creature, the Hippo is numero uno.
 

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