Sometimes the teeth of hippos don’t form in the normal way, and the canine pierces the lip as it grows. While it looks horrific, there are several hippos in a similar situation in the Luangwa and they don’t seem to be affected by it.
Sometimes the teeth of hippos don’t form in the normal way, and the canine pierces the lip as it grows. While it looks horrific, there are several hippos in a similar situation in the Luangwa and they don’t seem to be affected by it.