Breaking wind has always been a natural occurrence for most of us and the animal world. Of course, some individuals, we all know who they are, release powerful blasts that decimate any living organism within the vicinity of the stench. These gas benders have a good idea of the devastation they can cause, unfortunately, the victims do not until they inhale it.
Taking that into account, these poor victims would have never imagined ending up in a hospital because of a fart from a hippopotamus. But is how the story went. Three senior citizens from Palencia who were traveling with IMSERSO tours, visited the Cabárceno Nature Park, in Cantabria, Spain, were flabbergasted by the intense bottom burps that one of the hippos in the sanctuary suddenly detonated, and had to be admitted to the hospital immediately.
When the travelers, victims of cheese cutting, were touring the park facilities, awfully close to the hippo enclosure, one of these beasts let her rip, releasing a huge fart that caused several people to plummet to the ground, fainting because of these rancid intestinal gases.
Several emergency services were dispatched immediately to the scene who ended up transporting three of the tourists to the hospital, who could not be resuscitated. Two of the flatulence victims were discharged shortly after, however, one of the elders is still admitted to the Marqués de Valdecilla Hospital in Santander, where he is recovering favorably.
The following video is a great example of the, almost nuclear level emissions a hippo can release:
