Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana • FRANCE 24 English

Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities have warned, as Southern Africa struggles to cope with a severe drought caused by the El Nino weather phenomenon, which has threatened harvests and plunged millions into hunger.
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[@balsarmy]

Send them watet😢😢😢

[@xkj-286-86ho]

☹️

[@TheMightyKingzuru]

Maybe they should make an offer of 2000 hippopotamus to Germany like they did with elephants.

[@championt2319]

Pump water into the hole

[@onkabetserathari8084]

From where?

[@mohamedhajji2231]

😢😢😢

[@nomahope3182]

The mud keeps them cool.

[@israelalia]

Cloud seeding?

[@jaxbronson9734]

Worked great in the UAE

[@ginacoleman788]

This story should make it clear why elected leaders in the US talk down global warming. In their outlook, global warming is hurting the "right" people

[@franzbranntwein8575]

Rich people!!! What about helping here with all your money? Invest in animals and nature instead of airplanes, the 100th car, the giant yacht and so on and so on. Instead of poisoning, exploiting and destroying give Mother Earth back.

[@soumitdas8704]

Though I am a hardliner atheist...I am praying to God to save them please....or Elon Musk or Google please save these innocent creatures...

[@the_first_step1536]

Germany should help

[@Jasonronsteinberger]

fun fact, I invented hippos