Watan-A video clip circulated on social media platforms showing a hippopotamus that, according to followers, proved to the lions who the real leader of the jungle is after a group of lions fled from it despite their greater number and despite being stronger than it in reality.
The footage showed a group of lions attempting to sneak into the territory of the giant hippopotamus, who suddenly rose up and scared them away.
The hippopotamus terrifies the lions The Wild Tings page posted the video on Facebook with the comment: “These lions thought the hippopotamus would surrender to them, but it was ready and showed them who the real leader is.”
The exact date of the video is not known, but the page that shared it posted it on March 15, 2024, and it was widely circulated on social media platforms.
The hippopotamus is a semi-aquatic animal that lives in lakes and rivers, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. Its habitat historically extended through the Nile Valley to Palestine and Jordan in the north.
Hippopotamuses live in groups of about 40 individuals and spend most of the day in water or mud to keep cool.