Chris here. We’ve made it to the halfway stage of the Group of 16 and it’s time to meet your defending champion. The Hippo dominated WHC proceedings last year like never before. It simply dominated the tournament from start to finish, even making the Honey Badger look like a punch-drunk poodle in the final. A title defence is never easy, and the Hippo will be wary of a tricky opponent. Size is not everything. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury… it’s over to you.
Hippopotamus
Put simply, the Hippo fears nothing and nobody. The only soft thing about the Hippo is a vegetarian diet. Aside from that, it’s a monster that walks among us. It has massive bulk, bags of brute force and an ability to battle and brawl that is simply off the scale.
The Hippo kills and kills a lot. It is reportedly responsible for the death of over 500 humans each year, making it the leading animal killer in Africa. All this in a continent that is home to the Big 5.
The Hippo fights you if you attack. Fights you if you retreat. Fights you just because you’re there.
This video is genuinely distressing. Approach with a measure of caution. The Hippo was seemingly pissed off at the bushbuck for thwarting its own rescue.
Deathstaklker Scorpion
The Deathstalker Scorpion. A creature with a name just made for WHC. Residing in the desert Badlands, the Deathstalker is one of the most venomous of all scorpions and is capable of dispatching the young, the old and the infirm. And even if you’re fit and healthy, you’re going to know when you’ve been in a scrap with this bad boy. Some estimates suggest that the Deathstalker is responsible for over 3,000 human fatalities each year. When it’s not messing around with humankind, the Deathstalker picks on centipedes, spiders and earthworms. Its small stature limits its opportunities for barroom brawling, but it is a very successful hunter in its class.
There’s a bit of a dearth when it comes to truly hard videos so here’s one eating…
