Shocking footage has emerged from South Africa of a hippo attacking a car at Kruger National Park. <br /><br />The video, filmed on April 13, shows the apparently "stressed" animal charging at the tourists twice before the car manages to pull away. <br /><br />The filmer explained why the hippo might have been behaving like this, writing online: "In times of drought, hippos can become quite stressed and as a result become more aggressive.<br /><br />"Hippos often leave the safety of the water when food is scarce and they then feed far from the relative safety of the water." <br /><br />"This hippo quickly became agitated with two tourists on safari in South Africa's Kruger National Park," he continued. <br /><br />"As they positioned themselves for a better photograph (hippos are rarely seen this close outside of the water), the hippo decided to attack their car. <br /><br />"They are remarkably fast and with powerful jaws can easily open up a car's protective metal 'like a can of beans'.<br /><br />"The tourists stayed calm under this extraordinary circumstances and got the sighting of a lifetime."
