Hippos Fight Off Hungry Birds
Clip: Season 38 Episode 10 | 3m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
During the dry season, water runs low and many hippos are forced to share the same pool.
When water runs low during the dry season, thousands of hippos are forced to share the same pool, where tensions run high. The stress hits its peak when flocks of hungry birds attempt to use this pool as a feeding ground, getting in the way of the hippos and turning the pool into a war zone.
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Major support for NATURE is provided by The Arnhold Family in memory of Henry and Clarisse Arnhold, The Fairweather Foundation, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, Charles Rosenblum, Kathy Chiao and...
Hippos Fight Off Hungry Birds
Clip: Season 38 Episode 10 | 3m 1sVideo has Closed Captions
When water runs low during the dry season, thousands of hippos are forced to share the same pool, where tensions run high. The stress hits its peak when flocks of hungry birds attempt to use this pool as a feeding ground, getting in the way of the hippos and turning the pool into a war zone.
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