Hippo provokes 9 lions - Video

Rare footage has emerged from Hwange National Park showing a daring young hippo confronting a pride of lions at a watering hole.

The hippo emerges repeatedly from a pan tries to confront nine lions basking in the early morning sunshine near the water.

But when the hippo gets too close, they chase it and it flops back into the water.

This repeats itself several times until the hippo finally opts to stay in the water.

The footage was taken last Friday by Swiss nationals Heidi and Kurt Haas, who are currently living in Bulawayo and are frequent visitors to Hwange.

See Haas's video below:
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