A lioness was left stunned when the bowels of a hippo exploded out as she gorged on the flesh of the animal. The incredible video was taken on the S130 near Lower Sabie in the Kruger National Park in South Africa.
The sudden twist startled both the lions gathered around the carcass and the onlookers watching the scene unfold. Lions can feed on hippo meat, but it’s not common and usually happens under specific circumstances. Hippos are large and dangerous animals, so lions typically avoid hunting them unless the hippo is young, injured, or isolated.
In rare cases, large prides of lions have been observed successfully taking down adult hippos, especially near water sources where ambush is more feasible. However, more often, lions are likely to scavenge a dead hippo rather than actively hunt one.
