Can Gustav beat a healthy hippopotamus in an adult male? On what basis?

There is a scientific basis for the fact that Gustav the Nile crocodile could not beat a healthy hippopotamus of an adult male.

1.Gustav's name was given by the famous reptile expert Patrice Faye. Patrice is determined to help the locals capture the cannibal demon alive.

In 2002, after two months of hard work, he used to photograph Gustav's **. This is also the only ** material of Gustav, which is the part that circulates on the Internet. But he never caught Gustav.

In general, Niros crocodiles are afraid of hippos because hippos are much larger in size than Nile crocodiles.

2.In Burundi, a mountainous country in central and eastern Africa, there is also an animal sanctuary, and that is Roussy National Park. The story starts here.

In the 80s of the 20th century, animal attacks often occurred in the estuarine delta area of the national park. After two years of fieldwork with biologists, it was found that the culprit in these attacks was the same animal. To be exact, it is the same animal.

This is an adult Nile crocodile. According to incomplete statistics, more than 300 Nile crocodiles were killed.

3.In the water, crocodiles will always have an advantage, even if they put hippos in the water, as they can sneak for 5-10 minutes, as opposed to terrestrial creatures like crocodiles once they are in the water. At this time, the hippopotamus will make the crocodile feel **rough and thick!

The hippopotamus is 4-5 cm or even taller, which is the thickest in the world. Such a thick ** is like an armor, how can a crocodile get its mouth.

4.Many people think that crocodiles have a good chance of winning, but this is not the case. The hippopotamus is strong enough to resist or even kill crocodiles.

While crocodiles have sharp teeth and a stronger bite, they have a hard time piercing through hippos' hard animals**. In contrast, the lower canines of a hippopotamus can bite a crocodile directly. As a result, hippos often occupy crocodile territory, but crocodiles and hippos can often coexist peacefully and independently of each other.

Ordinary hippos have thick **, in some places several inches thick, and are as hard as rubber, so it is difficult to pierce their **. The above is the answer to the question of whether Gustav of the Nile crocodile has beaten a healthy hippopotamus in an adult male, and what is the basis for this.

I don't think crocodiles can beat healthy hippos in adult males; Because the weight of healthy hippos is very heavy, and ** is also very thick, it is difficult for crocodiles to cause serious damage to hippos through their teeth, especially the bite force of hippos is very powerful, which may have a very serious impact on crocodiles.

It can be fought on land, after all, the body is relatively large, and the hippopotamus has no way to give the opponent a real attack.

Personally, I don't think it can be beaten; Because for a healthy male hippopotamus, its skin is particularly thick, making it difficult for Nile to bite, and its weight is too large to drag it into the water.