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Wallowing Hippos!! What a sight... Geotagged,Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius,Tanzania Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. That pond is running dry, I imagine that makes them very cranky! Posted 11 years ago
  2. there were all over... Posted 11 years ago

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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 Wooster
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Uploaded Aug 22, 2014. Captured Nov 9, 2013 12:47 in Grumeti Migration Camp Road, Tanzania.
  • Canon EOS 550D
  • f/10.0
  • 1/128s
  • ISO100
  • 24mm