"I was almost eaten by a hippo"
Hippopotamuses — big, lumbery, and related to whales — are described as being "
mostly herbivorous". They are also MUCH faster than they look. And they are one of the most aggressive animals you'll ever meet.
This combination of traits created an incredibly harrowing experience for river guide Paul Templer.
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The rogue reptiles of the River Thames
The Fortean Times' Neil Arnold surveys
the current monstrous inhabitants of the Thames and its tributaries, and the not-so-cryptozoological creatures that they might turn out to be: "There have even been reports of alligators."
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