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Tour Guide Survives Multiple Hippo Attacks on Zambezi River

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Paul Templer, a 28-year-old Zimbabwean tour guide, recounts his harrowing survival of multiple hippo attacks while leading a canoe safari on the Zambezi River in 1996, resulting in severe injuries and the death of a fellow guide.

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Hippos are responsible for numerous human deaths in Africa, often due to territorial aggression.

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