article_snippet.sent: This is the extraordinary moment a brave hippopotamus stood a brave hippopotamus ground against two hungry lions and managed to send two hungry lions on two hungry lions way after charging towards two hungry lions.
article_snippet.sent: The large hippo waits until the lions appear to back down before attempting to turn around and retreat towards some nearby water .
article_snippet.sent: a brave hippopotamus makes a brave hippopotamus way into some muddy water while the lions look on, but the dramatic altercation is far from over yet .
article_snippet.sent: The lions attempted to catch the large calf, but the hippo quickly ran to the safety of the water. '
article_snippet.sent: As the lions walked away the hippo showed the lions walked away who is boss and charged right back at the two cats causing the lions walked away to scatter.'
article_snippet.sent: As the lions continue to taunt the hippo, the large mammal turns around and charges out of the water towards the two young lions .
article_snippet.sent: The three-year-old lions, who may be trying to land their first catch, finally back away from the hippo as it continues to charge at their .
article_snippet.sent: The hippo retreats to others of it kind as the lions finally leave the pack alone and instead simply look on from afar. 
article_snippet.sent: the hippo was actually not scared at all, no doubt secure in the knowledge that mum was just meters away ready to help out.'
highlights_snippet.sent: Hippo initially avoided the big cats by walking towards nearby water before turning around and charging at the big cats .
  