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 ...

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 ...

Extreme drought drives animals to behave abnormally, as crocodiles and hippos crowd a waterhole. It's extremely rare for crocodiles and hippos to mingle so closely, but extreme drought forces the ...

Karen Paolillo (with the skull of a hippo named Bob) watches over a hippo pod in remote Zimbabwe, where tensions flare. Paul Raffaele Because Africa's scarcest natural resource is water, ...