These furious beasts clearly weren’t happy about a pack of wild dogs picnicing on their patch.
Head to head: A seemingly fearless wild dog has a tense standoff with a powerful hippopotamus
The hippos defended their watering hole for more than two hours until the dogs were organised enough to get their hard-earned meal.
Intruders: The pod of hippos were enjoying a quiet wallow when the pack of dogs chased an impala into their part of the river
Oi you lot! A hippo swims in roaring its disapproval, but the dogs’ attention is still focused on their meal
Here comes trouble: The angry hippos swim in to confront the wild dogs
What are you doing here: The angry hippo rises out of the water to challenge one of the dogs
‘Prey animals, like the impala, often use water as a means to escape predators.
Get the message: The hippo roars its disapproval at one of the trespassers
Now hop it: The fearsome hippos clearly weren’t happy about the dogs picnicing on their patch
The hippo trundles out of the river to confront the dogs who incredibly don’t seem to be too bothered
Making a splash: The rampaging beast finally manages to get the dogs’ attention
Now scoot: The hippos manages to send one of the dogs packing. But the pack refuses to leave the area until they have retrieved the impala