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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

Description:

It is the third largest land mammal by weight (between 1½ and 3 tonnes), behind the white rhinoceros (1½ to 3½ tonnes) and the three species of elephant (3 to 9 tonnes).

Notes:

2nd pic - mother and calf 5th pic - nap time; that's what friends are for, right?!


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2 Comments

RachaelB
RachaelB 12 months ago

Thanks Alice, yes I had a nice long lens and the safety of a big boat :-)

Lovely series! Hope you had a long lens as they can be dangerous.

KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Lat: -28.30, Long: 32.41

Spotted on Jan 12, 2012
Submitted on Jun 18, 2012

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