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
The toddler was gulped down and spat back out by a hippo near his home 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.
