Hippo Swallows Ugandan Boy Alive, Saved by Passerby Witnessing the Animal Attack

A hippo attacked a Ugandan boy who was saved by a passerby seeing it happen at lake Edward.

Hippo Ambushes Ugandan Boy

On December 4, two-year-old Paul Iga was close to the lake playing when it happened. Based on the report, the hippopotamus was not expected to live in the lake, states The Blaze.

A statement from the Ugandan Police Force was released; they informed that the boy was swallowed halfway. During the animal attack, it locked on the head of the boy and swallowed boy halfway. Saved by a passerby, Chrispas Boganza happened to see what happened and saved the Ugandan boy by stoning the beast. It had disoriented and scared the animal, reported UPF.

Fast thinking by Bonanza allowed the boy to survive and was taken to a clinic. More treatment was needed, so he was sent to Bwera Hospital for more medical help. But the toddler had to get a vaccine for rabies, was able to recover and got released later.

According to the police that released a bulletin that stressed several warnings; they said even if the huge animal has gone back into the lake. Residents close to the sanctuaries for animals and their habitats must be careful as they are well and very dangerous. The hippo will attack humans as a threat no matter what happens, whether they act strange or aggressively.

Passerby Saves Boy From Hippo Attack

Officials say it's the first time they have seen an incident like this, as a hippopotamus had gone out of Lake Edward to attack the young boy.

Wildlife Conservation Society says that about 6,000 of the huge semi-aquatic mammals are in the lake alone.

Information provided by the African Wildlife Foundation remarked that the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal that, includes elephants and white rhinos. Males of the species can reach 10,000 pounds and are a bit longer than 16 feet in overall length, more than five feet tall. Even if they are almost 5 tons heavy; they can run as fast as 20 mph and capable swimmers.

Hippos More Dangerous Than Great White Shark

Unlike most herbivores, they are easy to attack aggressively if they think something wants to attack them. They are the most lethal animals, responsible for about 500 people killed a year. Describing the jaw of these lethal herbivores, which can open at about 180-degree angles. It also has one of the most powerful bites of any animal at 2,000 pounds per square inch, mentioned Thought Co.

How to measure how strong bite force is should be hard to do, as having anyone willing to have hands in a hippopotamus's maw or have electrodes to a fierce crocodile. One way to know this is to observe them in their natural environments and do computer models to estimate them safely, not try dangerous ways. The bite force of any animal is given in pounds per inch (PSI). Compare this to an adult human male whose bite force is only about 250, which is less than other animals.

It's not common for a hippo to attack the Ugandan boy, and it would have been fatal; had it not been for getting saved by a passerby.