Why are hippos so dangerously aggressive?
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Aggression is one of the “schools of thought” for herbivore survival. There’s being fast, there’s being hard to see, there’s being big, there’s being poisonous/unappetizing, and there’s being so angry and aggressive nothing wants to risk trying to hunt you. Most herbivores use one or more of these strategies. Many geese species are famously the same way. Hyper aggressive and defensive.
Predators are always living right on the edge. Even a small wound can be lethal if it makes it harder to hunt. They won’t want to hunt something if there’s a high risk they could get hurt in the process.
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