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3PM...time to get up This lazy hippo in the Antwerp zoo does not move much, but when it does, people watch. Antwerpen,Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius Click/tap to enlarge

3PM...time to get up

This lazy hippo in the Antwerp zoo does not move much, but when it does, people watch.

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The hippopotamus, or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae. The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse". After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl.

Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Aug 20, 2013. Captured Apr 27, 2013 14:47.
  • NIKON D7000
  • f/5.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO360
  • 190mm