A 2 years old boy has been taken to the hospital after barely surviving by being half swallowed and spit out by a fierce hippopotamus in Katwe Kabatoro, Uganda.<\/p>\n
The incident was happened on December 4 at around 3 PM according to the official time in the Katwe-Kabatoro district southwest of Uganda.<\/p>\n
The boy who lives nearby the Lake Katwe in Rwenjubu cell by shore of the river when it all happens.<\/p>\n
_ It took the bravery of a one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim after he stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth, _ an official spokesperson from the Police Force said in the statement.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, the boy is fully recovered, according to the police and also received a rabies vaccine before being returned safe and sound to his parents.<\/p>\n
_\u00a0 Although the hippo was scared back into the lake, all residents near animal sanctuaries and habitats should know that wild animals are very dangerous. _ said the statement.<\/p>\n
The official statement of Uganda is trying to inform people to stay away from wild animals and try to find places to live far away from wildlife.<\/p>\n
Hippos are known as one of the most dangerous animals in the world. According to National Geography an only bite is able to split a canoe in two.<\/p>\n
Hippopotamus killed 27 in two months last year in Uganda. Nowadays estimates are that there are about 6000 hippopotamus in the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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