African ElephantvsHippopotamus

Two of Africa's most dangerous animals. Both are massive, aggressive, and responsible for more human deaths than any predator on the continent. But the elephant has a decisive size advantage — 14,000 pounds versus the hippo's 4,000.

The elephant's tusks can gore the hippo, and its trunk provides a flexible striking weapon. The hippo's impressive bite force is its primary weapon, but getting close enough to bite an elephant means getting within range of tusks that can impale.

In the wild, elephants and hippos occasionally clash at water sources, and the elephant almost always wins by intimidation alone. When it comes to actual physical confrontation, the size gap is too significant.