Surviving a Hippo Attack: Expert Advice from a Survivor.

Paul Templer, a safari guide in Zimbabwe, survived a hippo attack while leading a canoe expedition down the Zambezi River. He was up to his waist down the hippo's throat twice during the attack, which lasted about three and a half minutes. Despite the danger, hippos are important ecosystem engineers in sub-Saharan Africa. Human encroachment on their territory increases the chances of deadly interactions.