Dr. Rebecca Lewison

It doesn't go very well for the daughter of the vehicle, right? The hippos are just like, no, get that thing out of here. So it's pretty hard to see what they're doing. And mostly they're in water that is not clear. You can't see anything.

I do want to say as I, because I think I have to represent for the hippos on this one, that more hippos die as a result of hippo human conflict than humans, which is not to underestimate the devastation that happens when there's a fatality, but I don't think hippos are naturally aggressive to people. The biggest threat that they face is habitat loss. They rely on fresh water.

I do want to say as I, because I think I have to represent for the hippos on this one, that more hippos die as a result of hippo human conflict than humans, which is not to underestimate the devastation that happens when there's a fatality, but I don't think hippos are naturally aggressive to people. The biggest threat that they face is habitat loss. They rely on fresh water.

I do want to say as I, because I think I have to represent for the hippos on this one, that more hippos die as a result of hippo human conflict than humans, which is not to underestimate the devastation that happens when there's a fatality, but I don't think hippos are naturally aggressive to people. The biggest threat that they face is habitat loss. They rely on fresh water.

We rely on fresh water. We want to put a farm next to a river because that's where it's easy to grow crops. That's where they live. They're obligate in the water. They have to be there. So it's not like they can just pick up and move. There has been an increase in hippo human fatalities recently. And I think it's really just an indication of habitat loss.

We rely on fresh water. We want to put a farm next to a river because that's where it's easy to grow crops. That's where they live. They're obligate in the water. They have to be there. So it's not like they can just pick up and move. There has been an increase in hippo human fatalities recently. And I think it's really just an indication of habitat loss.

We rely on fresh water. We want to put a farm next to a river because that's where it's easy to grow crops. That's where they live. They're obligate in the water. They have to be there. So it's not like they can just pick up and move. There has been an increase in hippo human fatalities recently. And I think it's really just an indication of habitat loss.

Yeah, it definitely happens with people fishing in boats. It happens with tourists in boats. It does sometimes happen on land because hippos are crop raiders. Turns out they love eating. We just said they love pumpkins. If you plant some, they'll come eat them. It's not usually pumpkins, but like corn or beans. They do a lot of crop breeding to their defense.

Yeah, it definitely happens with people fishing in boats. It happens with tourists in boats. It does sometimes happen on land because hippos are crop raiders. Turns out they love eating. We just said they love pumpkins. If you plant some, they'll come eat them. It's not usually pumpkins, but like corn or beans. They do a lot of crop breeding to their defense.

Yeah, it definitely happens with people fishing in boats. It happens with tourists in boats. It does sometimes happen on land because hippos are crop raiders. Turns out they love eating. We just said they love pumpkins. If you plant some, they'll come eat them. It's not usually pumpkins, but like corn or beans. They do a lot of crop breeding to their defense.

You put the food right next to where they live.

You put the food right next to where they live.

You put the food right next to where they live.

Yeah. And much higher quality nutritionally than anything else that they're eating. So it makes sense to them. But it's a definite problem and it's really tough to develop deterrents. you know, people talk about electric fences, but a lot of this is happening in places where there might not be electricity or a lot of infrastructure.

Yeah. And much higher quality nutritionally than anything else that they're eating. So it makes sense to them. But it's a definite problem and it's really tough to develop deterrents. you know, people talk about electric fences, but a lot of this is happening in places where there might not be electricity or a lot of infrastructure.

Yeah. And much higher quality nutritionally than anything else that they're eating. So it makes sense to them. But it's a definite problem and it's really tough to develop deterrents. you know, people talk about electric fences, but a lot of this is happening in places where there might not be electricity or a lot of infrastructure.

And so it's a real challenge to figure out how to get hippos and humans to coexist.

And so it's a real challenge to figure out how to get hippos and humans to coexist.

And so it's a real challenge to figure out how to get hippos and humans to coexist.

Common hippos are in 38 countries. And so it's a challenge to to get all that information. But our best guess is probably something around 130,000, which is not a lot. In the world? Yeah. I mean, well, recently we only count the ones in Africa.