National Geographic Kids Chapters: Crocodile Encounters: and More True Stories of Adventures with Animals. Brady Barr
on all sides.
To get to the crocs, I needed to crawl through the herd of hippos. Hippos can weigh three tons. That’s 6,000 pounds. They can run like the wind. And they don’t welcome intruders.
The Scoop on Hippo Poop
Hippos don’t drop their poop like most animals. When a hippo has to go, its tail starts swishing back and forth very fast. Then the hippo lets loose with an explosive shower of poop. It flies through the air and covers everything. It’s called a dung shower.
Hippos do this to mark their territory. One whiff of that dung and you’d want to stay away, too! The hippo dung on my croc suit was so strong, the crocs and hippos couldn’t smell my human smell. It was a good—but smelly—disguise.
I knew the hippos were aware I was there. They were giving me the stare-down. Then I heard them wheeze-honking.
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