Crocodiles and hippos are the largest and fiercest denizens of Africa’s freshwater habitats. While they are not natural rivals—they do not compete for the same food, nor do they normally eat each ...

In the Maasai Mara, Kenya, on September 3, 2025, a lone crocodile was caught on camera fiercely protecting a hippo carcass ...

When hippos and crocodiles clash, the result is more than chaos, it’s evolutionary strategy in motion. Comparative zoologists analyze muscle structure, reaction times, and territorial behavior to find ...

Human-Wildlife Interactions, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring 2021), pp. 212-227 (16 pages) Human–wildlife conflicts (HWCs) are on the increase due to shrinking space that results in increased competition for ...

Residents of Usoma beach in Kisumu county cover the body of Hamisi Omar, a fisherman with water weed by the shore of lake Victoria after his body was discovered on August 23,2018 after a hippo attack.