itstpia8:


i assume the the original post is a fake one, as typically happens here.

the onus is to determine if those wounds were actually caused by a hippo or not.

I cant post dese pix here without his permission.

This story is authentic

mormoni:
These are wounds from the leg of a fisherman brought to our clinic after engaging in a fight with a very big hippo. According to our patient, the hippo attacked and destroyed their boat. He engaged in a fight with the hippo for over 30 minutes b4 finally escaping.
I will upload pix of the wounds b4 and after surgery. The surgical procedure is called debridement (surgical removal of dead tissues and foreign bodies).

According to my chief consultant, a bite from a hippo is more poisonous than a snake's bite.

yeah it Can be very deadly but not because its more poisonous/venomous than a snake; hippos have no venom. Its d subsequent infection of d wound That Is usually very difficult to control and Can eventually be fatal.

Hippos are generally moody and territorial animals especially the females.
For those who think hippos are extinct a visit to the kainji lake reserve in the morning or cool evenin could offer you a good view of them havin family time.
Farmers around dat axis also complain abt them destroyin their farms.

(Singing) H.I.p for the hip for the hipopo,
P.o.p.o for the hipopo........

190:
ARE THERE HIPPO'S IN NIGERIA

If yes any stories on them and where they could be found easily

Check my oda comment

otswag:
yeah it Can be very deadly but not because its more poisonous/venomous than a snake; hippos have no venom. Its d subsequent infection of d wound That Is usually very difficult to control and Can eventually be fatal.

no one is talking abt venom here

mormoni:
I cant post dese pix here without his permission.

This story is authentic

what time frame are you looking at?

those are not fresh wounds, and neither would a chief consultant describe a hippo's bite as poisonous.

Ouchhhhhhhh.

Dexema:
Hippos are generally moody and territorial animals especially the females.
For those who think hippos are extinct a visit to the kainji lake reserve in the morning or cool evenin could offer you a good view of them havin family time.
Farmers around dat axis also complain abt them destroyin their farms.

might have been reintroduced.

if they are indeed sunning themselves in full view of the public, oyinbos would have captured those pictures long before now.

hippo is an english word, individual languages would have other names if they apply.

tpiah01:


what time frame are you looking at?

those are not fresh wounds, and neither would a chief consultant describe a hippo's bite as poisonous.

Minds alike!

Hippos have one of the strongest bite force, if not the strongest, in the animal kingdom and yet they're herbivorous animals. I just dey wonder which kind herbs them dey chop with that kind force.

That the man's leg is still there is a serious miracle!

20pounds:



How did he cross our border?

What is the content and import of the hippocratic oath doctors take? Does it not cover patient/client confidentiality?

That place is unfit to be a clinic!

My sympathy to the fisherman but I think he requires better medical service than the one you people are giving to him.

The confidentiality is intact; no names, no faces.....

A lot of visitors come to morning review/grand round and we hide names/faces when presenting cases....

This is Nigeria, we have a lot of porous borders....

And our health system too is in shambles, so we just make do with the little resources we have

I have a video clip of an attack on a human by a female hippo. The hippo lunges towards the lady and bit her into two equal halves! It didn't take up to 1min....... I just wonder how that fisherman survived a tussle with a hippo for 30mins

The other video clip was about a man who survived a hippo attack. The teeth of the hippo lacerated his body in 7 different spots.......I wonder how the hippo only bit the fisherman's right leg, but didn't inflict lacerations on his trunk.

frainc:

Go to the frontpage (home page)
Click on the section that goes with the topic you want write on
After the section must have open, click on (create new topic)
Then start your topic

I hope this help

tnx it did help me alot

OMG! Normally threads with pix tagged 'graphics don't get to me all that much! But this surely did.
Thank God the man is alive to tell the tale and I wish him quick recovery.

mormoni:
These are wounds from the leg of a fisherman brought to our clinic after engaging in a fight with a very big hippo. According to our patient, the hippo attacked and destroyed their boat. He engaged in a fight with the hippo for over 30 minutes b4 finally escaping.
I will upload pix of the wounds b4 and after surgery. The surgical procedure is called debridement (surgical removal of dead tissues and foreign bodies).

According to my chief consultant, a bite from a hippo is more poisonous than a snake's bite.

the Northerners will blame Jonathan if it were to be in to be in the north.

chillian:
tnx it did help me alot

welcome

itstpia8:


they must have been introduced fairly recently.

the last wild hippos in Nigeria were seen somewhere in the south south around the 1900s or so.

Not exactly true sir, there are wild hippos in Benue river till date.

ovalrose:
OMG!!! i didnt know hippos bite o. sorry to the man

Lol..did you think they save drowning pipo like dolphins?

Dexema:
Hippos are generally moody and territorial animals especially the females.
For those who think hippos are extinct a visit to the kainji lake reserve in the morning or cool evenin could offer you a good view of them havin family time.
Farmers around dat axis also complain abt them destroyin their farms.

(Singing) H.I.p for the hip for the hipopo,
P.o.p.o for the hipopo........

Really?
And they sure look moody.

one day bush meat go catch hunter....

TONYE001:


Did someone just mention Ke Town? Hehehe...

Where did you see Ke Town ?

itstpia8:


they must have been introduced fairly recently.

the last wild hippos in Nigeria were seen somewhere in the south south around the 1900s or so.

These places are the extreme South South.

ovalrose:
OMG!!! i didnt know hippos bite o. sorry to the man

Yea they bites but not as frequent as Luis Suarez.

mormoni:
These are wounds from the leg of a fisherman brought to our clinic after engaging in a fight with a very big hippo. According to our patient, the hippo attacked and destroyed their boat. He engaged in a fight with the hippo for over 30 minutes b4 finally escaping.
I will upload pix of the wounds b4 and after surgery. The surgical procedure is called debridement (surgical removal of dead tissues and foreign bodies).

According to my chief consultant, a bite from a hippo is more poisonous than a snake's bite.

With all that infection, can the leg be saved?

shota:


Where did you see Ke Town ?

In the initial comment I quoted. Abi no be you write am?

....that name brings a lot of memories you know...

Evina:


Really?
And they sure look moody.

Hello vinny,been a while.

D wound is deep n severe, dat leg wont remain d same again even afta recovery, dat hippo na winsh*
I just saw a man with local bow and arrow @ ibadan express, i dnt knw wat n wher he's goin

tpiah01:



might have been reintroduced.

if they are indeed sunning themselves in full view of the public, oyinbos would have captured those pictures long before now.

hippo is an english word, individual languages would have other names if they apply.

Well with the state of our tourism industry not a lot of pple would venture goin to the north (Niger state) + they only really come to shore in the cool of the evnin or early morn but u can still catch a glimpse of them in the water in the afternoons wich are usually hotter.
PS: You also have to watch from a distance.

Marc9:


Minds alike!

That was the first thing that came to my mind, am glad someone else spotted it.. It looks like an old wound, no sign of fresh bleed or lacerations, and the sorrounding skin looks like it has been dressed before..

Just my 2 Pence..

Tinyemeka:


With all that infection, can the leg be saved?

I hope so. We are facing difficulties managing him. We might probably amputate the leg.