Territorial hippo charges car on South African road

Feb. 23 (UPI) -- A group of people traveling on a South Africa road captured the moment a territorial hippopotamus charged their vehicle at a high speed.

The video shows the people stopped in the road last month in Vaalwater and watching the hippo from a distance.

The hippo initially does not appear threatening, but unexpectedly starts to charge at them at a high speed, causing the group to speed away in their vehicle.

The filmer said the hippo was later tranquilized and relocated to a nature reserve.