Do Crocodiles eat young Hippopotamuses?

Question

In Africa. The Crocs are asssumed to be hungry! Mummy Hippo is nearby.

Answer 1

Typically not, but on occasion a hungry- and very large croc will take a baby hippo- I was it on the national geographic channel the other day.

Answer 2

Odds are against it. Crocs are naturally very wary of hippos. If it's a single baby and a single mother amongst a whole throng of large and hungry crocs, even then it'd be a matter of taking advantage of an opportunity if the mother's guard was too low. The crocs wouldn't even try to *create* the situation by trying to separate the two hippos, although you'd think it'd be pretty easy if they actually made the attempt.
But this scenario (isolated mom and baby) is very unlikely to begin with. There would be other adult hippos around (mostly female) not just a single mother with offspring. There would be a very bad tempered and protective male patrolling that section of the river, too, don't forget (and any number of disgruntled males lingering on the fringes ready to take over if that male dies or becomes a nonfactor).
The only reasons hippos tolerate crocs in their midst is that they don't compete for the same food, and crocs know enough to leave them alone (except under very exceptional circumstances).
And crocs, all in all, probably don't mind having hippos around - the hippos perhaps make the river look safe for other grazers to come have a drink and a splash, and hippos don't give off much in the way of panic signals when a croc is nearby.

Answer 3

No,because Hippo are fat and a dangerous animals so the crocodiles wont eat these animals.

Answer 4

A crock won't tangle with an adult hippo. However if the baby gets to far away from its mother its lunch.

Answer 5

I think yes, if the young Hippo was lost.

Answer 6

Yes, if they can get to one. They may get trampled in the process though.