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Closeup of Hippo bathing in Serengeti spring waters Everybody knows that Hippos spend a lot of time in the waters, as if they are true water animals. They are however grazers that are only in the water to cool down. Africa,Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius,Serengeti Central,Serengeti National Park,Serengeti area,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge

Closeup of Hippo bathing in Serengeti spring waters

Everybody knows that Hippos spend a lot of time in the waters, as if they are true water animals. They are however grazers that are only in the water to cool down.

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The Hippopotamus

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.

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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Jan 7, 2014. Captured Sep 3, 2013 10:00.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/5.6
  • 1/500s
  • ISO140
  • 400mm