Guido was to remain in hospital for five days, as four wounds in one leg were treated. Severed muscles and broken skin had to be stitched, and antibiotics were lavished upon him to resist gangrene. At one stage his temperature rose, but stabilised again. All in all, Guido was fortunate not to lose his leg. In fact both of us had been fortunate to get away with our lives.
Hippopotamuses kill more people in Africa than any other animal.