Why don't crocodiles eat hippopotamus?

Crocodiles in people's minds are "evil fish". At the mention of crocodiles, they immediately think of big mouths, dense sharp teeth, hard armor, and always ready to eat people. Such a fierce crocodile should be invincible, but there is a creature that crocodiles dare not provoke, that is hippopotamus. Let's take a look at why crocodiles don't eat hippopotamus.

Hippopotamus has strong teeth

Hippo teeth pierce crocodile skin easily. Hippo teeth are very large, incisors and canines are tusk-shaped, the lower incisors do not grow upward but protrude parallel to a shovel, the length of the hippopotamus is up to 60-65 cm, the weight is 2-3 kg, and the length of the canine tooth is about 60 cm. And the hardness is so high that it can even bounce off ordinary pistol bullets, such powerful teeth are afraid of crocodiles?

Hippopotamus has strong bite force.

A hippopotamus has a particularly large mouth, which is larger than that of any other animal on land, and can open at a 90-degree angle, which can bite off a crocodile. And hippopotamus has a strong bite force, with more than 1000 pounds per square inch, female hippopotamus bite force of 1800 pounds, a male hippopotamus may be taller than her, or even 2000 pounds.

The hippopotamus is big.

Hippopotamus is a mammal second only to African elephants, Asian elephants, African forest elephants, white rhinos and Indian rhinos on land. it is huge and clumsy, with a body length of 300 centimeters, a tail length of 56 centimeters, and an average weight of 0.9 to 1.8 tons. and when fighting, the big fat man will always overwhelm the thin one.

The crocodile kill is invalid.

The way the crocodile fights with the enemy (dragging the enemy into the water) is ineffective to the hippopotamus. The hippopotamus can swim and dive. It has a set of special muscle tissue that is flexible like a valve. It can close the ears and nostrils when diving. It can be in the water for most of the day. Each diving time can reach 5 minutes or so, but it can also lurk in the water for half an hour without air. How can a hippopotamus with high configuration be afraid of crocodiles?

Hippopotamus has rough skin and thick meat.

The body of the hippopotamus is covered with a thick layer of skin, the thickness of the back and sides can reach 4 to 5 centimeters, the skin is thick and smooth, and the crocodile does not eat the hippopotamus because the hippopotamus is not easy to eat.