Why are carnivorous crocodiles afraid of vegetarian hippos? What's so scary about hippos? Crocodiles, as an ancient creature that coexisted with dinosaurs and was afraid of being disturbed, have occupied the title of freshwater overlord for 200 million years. He is fierce, covered with hard armor, with sharp teeth and strong bite force. They can lurk in the water, stay nervous for a long time, and launch a sudden attack when their prey approaches, which can kill each other. So in the waters with crocodiles, basically few animals can coexist with them. But in front of hippos, crocodiles are so smart because crocodiles are afraid of hippos, so why are crocodiles afraid of hippos? What's to be afraid of?

First, hippopotamus is an omnivore, but because it is mainly a herbivore, many people naturally think it belongs to a herbivore. In everyone's cognition, herbivores are at the low end of the food chain and only think that large carnivores are on the plate. But there is one exception between crocodiles and hippos. Hippos are huge, and adults are two to five meters long. It is one of the third largest animals on land. Its bite force is stronger than that of crocodiles, and its mouth is bigger than any existing animal on land, and it can even open at a 90-degree angle. Hippopotamus's front teeth and canine teeth are fangs, which are the best defensive weapons when attacking. If the hippo is angry, he can bite the crocodile in half. By contrast, the crocodile is nothing compared with him.

Secondly, however, hippos mainly eat grass. They eat a lot. They can eat more than 60 kilograms of grass a day, and only when they are short of food will they be better than crocodiles. They have hunted zebras. So under normal circumstances, hippos basically don't attack people or animals actively. If they really want to fight hard, being with Kyle will have a great advantage. Secondly, hippos run very fast, with a speed of 30 kilometers per hour, and they have a strong sense of other territories. Hippos will use their own feces to divide their territories. Once an animal invades its territory, it will turn into a docile state, become extremely violent and directly attack the aggressor, even human beings are no exception.

Third, in addition, crocodiles, as amphibians, are not weak in their own attack power, and with the protection of hard body armor, they can guarantee to resist the attacks of most animals, which is enough to be called a killing machine integrating attack and defense. However, if the opponent is a hippo, the crocodile will fall behind. Hippos are amphibians, too. They are very shallow. It can live in both water and land. Their habitats are the same, and their habitats often overlap. At this time, crocodiles are basically the first to quit, because the fighting power of crocodiles can only be exerted in the water, but the hippo waterway is very aggressive no matter where it is, and the skin thickness of hippos can reach more than five centimeters. Crocodiles can hardly cause fatal damage to him. Once they attack, they may put themselves in danger, so crocodiles generally don't take the initiative to provoke hippos when they are unnecessary.

Fourthly, finally, hippopotamus is a social animal, which generally consists of more than ten groups, and may even reach hundreds, so for crocodiles, there is basically no advantage against hippopotamus. Crocodiles are carnivores. Compared with the herbivorous hippo, its fierceness is directly reflected in its bright face. When the martyr approaches, his violent character will explode instantly, quickly attack the surrounding animals, firmly bite them, and then crush them to death.