The reason Hippos are the most dangerous and most feared is because hippos kill more people in Africa then all the carnivores combined. Hippos are very territorial and will flip your boat and drown you in the water, stomp the crap out of you, or just bite down on you.
Noun. 1. jeopardy-a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune; drinking alcohol is a health hazard. endangerment, hazard, peril, risk. danger-a cause of pain or injury or loss; he feared the dangers of traveling by air. health hazard-hazard to the health of those exposed to it.
In a criminal action, the danger of conviction and punishment confronting the defendant. A person is in jeopardy when he or she is placed on trial before a court of competent jurisdiction upon an indictment or information sufficient in form and substance to uphold a conviction, and a jury is charged or sworn. Jeopardy attaches after a valid indictment is found and a petit jury is sworn to try the case.