A hippopotamus flipped a canoe-like boat on the Sassandra River near Buyo, leaving 11 people missing

HIPPO CAPSIZES BOAT IN IVORY COAST – 11 MISSING

A hippopotamus flipped a canoe-like boat on the Sassandra River near Buyo, leaving 11 people missing – including women, children, and a baby.

3 passengers were pulled out alive. Rescue teams are still searching.

Hippos may look cartoonish, but they’re among Africa’s deadliest animals.

Ivory Coast researchers say they top the list for human deaths and injuries – and incidents are rising along rivers where locals rely on longboats for daily travel.

One angry, 7,000-pound mammal’s the last thing you wanna see when on a boat.

The hippopotamus is a very aggressive wild creature and is the deadliest large land mammal on the planet. It is estimated that hippo attacks kill 500 people each year in Africa. It is not only their size and weight that makes them dangerous, but also their very sharp teeth!