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Hippopotamus amphibius
Hippos spend their days in the water to keep cool but come out to graze at night.
Serengeti, Tanzania
I spent about half an hour watching this hippo in the hope of getting a decent shot of him yawning!
Spotted on Aug 18, 2011
Submitted on Aug 18, 2011
31 Comments (1–25)
Thank you Liam & clloyd!
These photos show the natural beauty of our world. It's sad that it's fading away.....
O my god
Thanks Env!
Hahaha!
Say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!!!!!
Thank you for your kind comments Neil & Sergio!
Johan, you are right they are very dangerous - here is an interesting link http://goafrica.about.com/od/africasafar...
One of the most dangerous animals in Africa killing ±100 - 150 people a year. Always remember, they ARE wild animals.
Beautiful photos Karen.
Wow, Karen, what a great achievement. Congratulations, it IS a great photo.
Awesome Karen! Congratulations on earning National Geographic Spotting of the Week achievement! Well deserved.
Thank you Outdoor Imagery!
Vipin, yes they are enormous!
My God..!!
So huge..!!! :-)
Thanks Apple!
Brilliant!
Thanks Carol & Gerardo!
Wow! what a incredible series Karen
Open wide! HA! This is just great. Before I joined Project Noah! Congrats Karen.
I like that because it contained its spectacular eye also.!!
Thanks Ashish - they are out of sequence as the first photo should actually be #4 as it was the culmination of a nice slow leisurely yawn!
Great spotting...
4th picture is very nice...
Thanks!
Congratulations.
Superb!
Congrats Karen, your photo was chosen as spotting of the week by National Geographic!
http://www.facebook.com/natgeo/posts/180...
Amazing