By Pete Thomas/GrindTv
Boaters on waterways in Malawi, Africa, face all sorts of potential hazards, but perhaps top among them are angry hippopotamuses.
The accompanying footage shows a large hippo closing in on a speedboat with an underwater charge so swift that the massive animal creates its own wake before breaking the surface.
The footage also shows the boat’s pilot powering forward and veering to avoid the charging critter. The video was posted to Facebook on Monday by Michael Varndell, managing director for Malawian Style - Safari and Adventure Holidays, with a brief description: “Nothing like getting too close for comfort….”
Varndell’s video was shared more than 4,000 times, and was also also posted to the company Facebook page. We've borrowed an embed code from ABC News.
The precise location of the hippo attack is not clear, but Varndell’s post was from an area near Dsoka, Malawi.
We sent an email asking for more details and will post them here if we get a response.
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