Hippo in Kruger National Park - A Complete Guide

How to identify hippos in Kruger, their behaviour, where to find them, and safety notes for seeing the second-largest land mammal in Africa.

The Hippopotamus is the second-largest land mammal in Africa, spending its days in water and emerging at night to graze. Common in the Olifants, Sabie and Letaba rivers of the Greater Kruger. Highly territorial bulls and protective cows make hippos one of the most dangerous African mammals to approach.