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Smiling hippopotamus A hippo enjoying a sunny wet day amongst his large family in South Africa. Hippo,Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius,South Africa Click/tap to enlarge

Smiling hippopotamus

A hippo enjoying a sunny wet day amongst his large family in South Africa.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Funny resemblence:

    Hippo closeup A smiling hippo enjoying family time in the river in South Africa. Closeup,Hippo,Hippopotamus,Hippopotamus amphibius,South Africa

    For those unaware, Erik and I were part of the same travel group in South Africa :)     Posted 14 years ago, modified 14 years ago
    1. View Wendy's profile
      Wendy
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      Haha, now I get it :) Posted 14 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        And you can clearly see he had a better zoom lens than me :) Posted 14 years ago

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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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Similar species: Even-toed Ungulates
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By Erik Wassenaar

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Uploaded May 31, 2011. Captured Jul 19, 2009 10:55.
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  • NIKON D40
  • ISO400
  • 500mm