Hippo SWALLOWS a two-year-old boy whole... then spits him back out ALIVE

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Hippo SWALLOWS a two-year-old boy whole... then spits him back out ALIVE​

• A two-year-old boy survived being half-eaten by a hippo at Lake Edward, Uganda
• The animal was startled by a local throwing stones at it and regurgitated the boy
• Paul Iga went to hospital for treatment but has since been discharged

A two-year-old boy was swallowed and spat out by a hippo while playing near his home in Uganda.

Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of the animal around 800 yards away from the edge of Lake Edward.

The hippo had grabbed the toddler from the head and swallowed half of his body when a local man noticed and started throwing stones at the animal, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The hippo seemed taken aback by the attack and vomited up the child — before trudging back to the water.



Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of a hippo just a few hundred yards away from the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda
'It took the bravery of one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim after he stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth,' police added.

While Paul was injured and taken to a clinic for treatment, he miraculously survived.

It has been reported that the toddler was transferred to a hospital in Bwera but was sent home after taking a rabies vaccine.
The hippopotamus is the world's deadliest large land mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa, according to the BBC.

They are aggressive creatures and have very sharp teeth.

At up to 2,750kg, the animals can easily crush a human to death.

Despite their primarily vegetarian diet, the hippopotamus is extremely aggressive and territorial.

The combination of sheer size, sharp teeth and mobility both in and out of water make for a deadly mammal.

They are agile and aggressive and kill large animals and sometimes humans.

A yawning hippo, although it might look cute, can be a sign of a threat.

Over the years hippos have been spotted eating impala, kudu, eland, wildebeest and buffalo.

They are very protective of their habitat, normally dwelling in rivers.

In Niger in 2014, 13 people drowned when hippos overturned their boat.

In a statement, Ugandan Police said: 'This is the first such kind of incident where a hippo strayed out of Lake Edward and attacked a young child.'

Police told residents of Katwe Kabatoro Town Council, which is located within Queen Elizabeth National Park on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to remain vigilant around hippos.

Hippo SWALLOWS a two-year-old boy whole... then spits him out alive

Paul Iga, pictured, was gulped down and spat back out by a hippo on the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda. Although he was taken to hospital for treatment, he has been discharged.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[PARA45]

Wow, one lucky child.

 

[VertigoBE]

Wow, that is one lucky kid!

 

[Kevin Peacocke]

I wonder what provoked that, very unusual behaviour?

 

[steve white]

I always said, "if anyone steals our little brat, don't worry, they'll bring her back--QUICK!" Maybe explains the release...he was a little stinker

 

[Dewald]

So was he swallowed- traveling down the esophagus to the gut or just “clenched in the mouth”? Journalists across the world are incompetent

 

[Tom Leoni]

He needs to be renamed "Jonah."

 

[Sue Tidwell]

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Hippo SWALLOWS a two-year-old boy whole... then spits him back out ALIVE​

• A two-year-old boy survived being half-eaten by a hippo at Lake Edward, Uganda
• The animal was startled by a local throwing stones at it and regurgitated the boy
• Paul Iga went to hospital for treatment but has since been discharged

A two-year-old boy was swallowed and spat out by a hippo while playing near his home in Uganda.

Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of the animal around 800 yards away from the edge of Lake Edward.

The hippo had grabbed the toddler from the head and swallowed half of his body when a local man noticed and started throwing stones at the animal, according to The Daily Telegraph.

The hippo seemed taken aback by the attack and vomited up the child — before trudging back to the water.



Paul Iga was clenched in the mouth of a hippo just a few hundred yards away from the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda
'It took the bravery of one Chrispas Bagonza, who was nearby, to save the victim after he stoned the hippo and scared it, causing it to release the victim from its mouth,' police added.

While Paul was injured and taken to a clinic for treatment, he miraculously survived.

It has been reported that the toddler was transferred to a hospital in Bwera but was sent home after taking a rabies vaccine.
The hippopotamus is the world's deadliest large land mammal, killing an estimated 500 people per year in Africa, according to the BBC.

They are aggressive creatures and have very sharp teeth.

At up to 2,750kg, the animals can easily crush a human to death.

Despite their primarily vegetarian diet, the hippopotamus is extremely aggressive and territorial.

The combination of sheer size, sharp teeth and mobility both in and out of water make for a deadly mammal.

They are agile and aggressive and kill large animals and sometimes humans.

A yawning hippo, although it might look cute, can be a sign of a threat.

Over the years hippos have been spotted eating impala, kudu, eland, wildebeest and buffalo.

They are very protective of their habitat, normally dwelling in rivers.

In Niger in 2014, 13 people drowned when hippos overturned their boat.

In a statement, Ugandan Police said: 'This is the first such kind of incident where a hippo strayed out of Lake Edward and attacked a young child.'

Police told residents of Katwe Kabatoro Town Council, which is located within Queen Elizabeth National Park on the border between Uganda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to remain vigilant around hippos.

Hippo SWALLOWS a two-year-old boy whole... then spits him out alive

Paul Iga, pictured, was gulped down and spat back out by a hippo on the edge of Lake Edward, Uganda. Although he was taken to hospital for treatment, he has been discharged.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Wow, that is one lucky little boy!

 

[375 Ruger Fan]

He needs to be renamed "Jonah."

Or “Lucky”

 

[Safari Dave]

Last night, Tucker Carlson had a wildlife biologist on who speculated that the toddler was just held in the hippo's mouth.

 

[1911Fan]

Shout-out to the bravery of Chrispas Bagonza, who threw stones at the hippo to rescue the boy!

 

[geoff rath]

One animal I'd love to hunt, IF I can get back to Afrika ... 40+ caliber, and solids?

 

[Randy F]

I would guess that a two year old compared to the size of the trap on a hippo would look to some like half swallowed. Heck, with his feet sticking out he’s probably not made it past the back teeth yet.
How terrifying for that poor kid either way. Yeesh! I’d need some serious therapy so I didn’t grow into a guy needing to kill every evil hippo on the planet.

 

[Sideshow]

That new sunscreen has an auto gag reflex on hippos how’s it working?

On a more serious note the channel between lake Edward and George is where most hippo attacks happen in Uganda if not all of Africa per sq km.
you have Queen Elizabeth Nat park and a lot people. So not all that surprising.
When working up there it was very different to most other Nat parks. Forests of candelabra euphorbia. Elephants which where scared of the trucks. (Idi‘S army used to come in and hunt them) so if you startled them they would run. Cool place worth the visit if your in the area.

 

[Hogpatrol]

I wonder if he'd pick six numbers for the powerball for me.

 

[1911Fan]

You know, if the hippo that bit him had been radioactive we might just have witnessed the origin of a new superhero!

 

[BWH]

I read this earlier….. a stoning or hit with rocks caused him to throw up the kid. That’s odd. However, thank the Lord!!!!

 

[KWALATA SAFARIS]

I wonder what provoked that, very unusual behaviour?

Strange indeed.
My best.

 

[meigsbucks]

What a lucky kid and a brave man.

 

[Wyatt Smith]

I hate to quote an old Tremors movie, but he ate someone who didn’t agree with him.