A zoo’s security guard risked his life to save the zoo visitors from a hippopotamus who tried to attack the passers.
A short clip was posted by Nature is Amazing on the social media platform, X, which shows that the hippo was out of water.
The clip showed the hippo trying to bite the security guard who was smacking the animal to push it into the water.
However, the guard tried to slap the animal twice; however, the hippo opened its mouth to scare the security person.
After a lack of response, the hippo returned to the water.
In the clip, it was seen that many people distanced themselves from the scene; however, they were clicking pictures and shooting a video.
The video has accumulated around 14.5 million views it was posted on May 22.
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