Are hippopotamus more dangerous than rhinoceros?

In a way yes. In case of a rhino, these animals have poor eyesight, and may not realize you are close until you are fairly close. (assuming the wind direction does not give you away beforehand). If you are too close, the rhino will charge. And there is no false charge like with the elephant. A rhino's charge is final and total. read more

Hippos, despite their flabby and ungainly appearance, can run faster than you, and when they catch up, which is fairly easy for them, their bite can be nasty. So chances of an accidental meeting with a hippo are more likely than with the rhino. read more

The white rhino can exceed 3,500 kg, have a head-and-body length of 3.5–4.6 m. The fully grown Indian rhino males are larger than females in the wild, weighing from 2,500–3,200 kg. The Hippopotamus is the third largest land animal, after the elephant and white rhino. read more

Undoubtedly hippos are more dangerous than the mosquito; hippos take the lives of more humans in Africa than any other creature. There are two golden hippo rules that the traveller or tourist or anyone for that matter should be wary of. First, never get between the hippo and the water. read more