Liger vs. Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus is a huge animal. It is very common in Africa. It is also responsible for killing more numbers of lions as well as human beings in Africa than any other animal. It is even impossible for the group of lions to take down a fully grown hippopotamus. It has huge tusks, which can crush anything coming into its mouth. However, there have been reports about group of lions taking down hippopotamus but relatively smaller in size. Hippopotamus can reach the weights of around 7000 pounds. Even bigger ones can reach the weights of 9000 pounds.

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A Vistor having a Photograph with huge liger. Hobbs the liger weighed more than 1000 pounds.
A visitor having a photograph with Hobbs the liger. Hobbs the liger weighed more than 1000 pounds. 

Another important fact about the Hippopotamus is that they are the most dangerous animals in Africa. Surely lion is the king in the wild. But statistics from Africa show that Hippopotamus kills more numbers of human beings as compared to other wild animals e.g., lions, leopards, Hyenas, buffaloes and even the Cheetahs as well.

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A Liger is smaller than Hippopotamus
A Liger is smaller than Hippopotamus. It is very very unlikely that a Liger on its own can bring down a huge prey such as Hippopotamus. However, much fewer ligers will be needed for a group work to bring down a large hippopotamus as compared to either lions or tigers. Photo Courtesy of  

Hippopotamus are highly territorial. Whenever, human beings within the area go near the water-holds, they consider them as intruders and quickly attack them without any fear. They have four huge tusks, and can easily kill a human with a single bite.Liger on the other hand weighs 900 pound.

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Liger vs. Hippopotamus
 

Therefore, it will be impossible for a single liger or even two ligers to take down a hippopotamus. Maybe, it can be dangerous for liger to encounter with such a prey as it may give a killer blow back to the liger as well.

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Ligers Grow Huge.
Ligers are capable of growing very huge as compared to lions and tigers. But Ligers are not that much huge enough to take down a big prey such as Hippopotamus. Photo Courtesy of