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Angry elephant flips mother hippopotamus into the air with its trunk as she tries to protect her calf

A mother hippo was flipped several feet into the air as she stood her ground against an aggressive elephant bull, giving her calf time to run to safety

They say a mother will do anything for her child even if it means putting herself in harm's way.

In this case, a fully-grown hippopotamus was flipped several feet into the air as she stood her ground against an aggressive elephant bull, giving her calf time to run to safety. 

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