Hippopotamus  (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Female hippopotamus with infant in water
Female hippopotamus with infant in water
© Mike Wilkes / naturepl.com		 Adult and infant hippopotamuses lying on beach
Adult and infant hippopotamuses lying on beach
© Phyllis Greenberg / Animals Animals		 Infant hippopotamus on female's back in river
Infant hippopotamus on female's back in river
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Female hippopotamus with infant
Female hippopotamus with infant
© Robyn Stewart / Auscape International		 Hippopotamus with calf
Hippopotamus with calf
© Joe McDonald / Animals Animals		 Female hippopotamus with calf
Female hippopotamus with calf
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Juvenile hippopotamus on land
Juvenile hippopotamus on land
© Richard Packwood / www.osfimages.com		 Young hippopotamuses playing in river
Young hippopotamuses playing in river
© Daniel J. Cox / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus emerging through lily flowers
Hippopotamus emerging through lily flowers
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Hippopotamus emerging from under water hyacinths
Hippopotamus emerging from under water hyacinths
© Peter Blackwell / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus peering above water
Hippopotamus peering above water
© Tony Heald / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus emerging above water hyacinth
Hippopotamus emerging above water hyacinth
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Hippopotamus emerging from underwater
Hippopotamus emerging from underwater
© Richard Packwood / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus standing in lake
Hippopotamus standing in lake
© www.JamesWarwick.co.uk		 Hippopotamus on land
Hippopotamus on land
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Hippopotamuses dozing on sand
Hippopotamuses dozing on sand
© Peter Blackwell / naturepl.com		 Male hippopotamus in drying water hole, caked in mud
Male hippopotamus in drying water hole, caked in mud
© Thomas Dressler / www.ardea.com		 Group of hippopotamuses lounging in river
Group of hippopotamuses lounging in river
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Group of hippopotamuses sleeping in water
Group of hippopotamuses sleeping in water
© Mike Read		 Group of hippopotamuses dozing on river bank
Group of hippopotamuses dozing on river bank
© Richard Edwards		 Hippopotamus group in water
Hippopotamus group in water
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Hippopotamuses in Mara river, Kenya
Hippopotamuses in Mara river, Kenya
© Steve Turner / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus underwater
Hippopotamus underwater
© Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus walking underwater
Hippopotamus walking underwater
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Hippopotamus walking underwater
Hippopotamus walking underwater
© Peter Scoones / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus charging into water
Hippopotamus charging into water
© Sharon Heald / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamuses bolting to the safety of water
Hippopotamuses bolting to the safety of water
© Hilary Pooley / www.osfimages.com
Hippopotamus grazing on grass
Hippopotamus grazing on grass
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus feeding in water
Hippopotamus feeding in water
© Mark Hamblin / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus grazing in Okavango delta, Botswana
Hippopotamus grazing in Okavango delta, Botswana
© Richard Packwood / www.osfimages.com
Group of hippopotamuses feeding in swamp, aeriel view
Group of hippopotamuses feeding in swamp, aeriel view
© Mike Hill / www.osfimages.com		 Hippopotamus and lion dispute over carcass
Hippopotamus and lion dispute over carcass
© Richard Kirby / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus feeding on elephant carcass
Hippopotamus feeding on elephant carcass
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Male hippopotamus' yawning threat display
Male hippopotamus' yawning threat display
© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com		 Male hippopotamus' yawning threat display
Male hippopotamus' yawning threat display
© Daryl Balfour / www.nhpa.co.uk		 Pair of hippopotamuses fighting
Pair of hippopotamuses fighting
© Hilary Pooley / www.osfimages.com
Pair of male hippopotamuses fighting in swamp
Pair of male hippopotamuses fighting in swamp
© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com		 Male hippopotamuses fighting, one grabbing other's neck in huge jaws
Male hippopotamuses fighting, one grabbing other's neck in huge jaws
© Anup Shah / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamuses fighting
Hippopotamuses fighting
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Male hippopotamus spreading dung to mark territory
Male hippopotamus spreading dung to mark territory
© Martin Harvey / www.nhpa.co.uk		 Hippopotamuses mating
Hippopotamuses mating
© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com		 Pair of hippopotamuses mating
Pair of hippopotamuses mating
© Jose B. Ruiz / naturepl.com
Female hippopotamus nursing young in spring
Female hippopotamus nursing young in spring
© Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone / www.osfimages.com		 Male hippopotamus killing calf - infanticide
Male hippopotamus killing calf - infanticide
© Tony Heald / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus licking carcass of dead infant
Hippopotamus licking carcass of dead infant
© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com
Hippopotamus being cleaned underwater by fish
Hippopotamus being cleaned underwater by fish
© Mark Deeble & Victoria Stone / www.osfimages.com		 Fish grooming dozing hippopotamus
Fish grooming dozing hippopotamus
© Alan Root/SAL / www.osfimages.com		 Yellow-billed oxpecker grooming hippopotamus
Yellow-billed oxpecker grooming hippopotamus
© Richard Packwood / www.osfimages.com
Sandpiper feeding on hippopotamus' back
Sandpiper feeding on hippopotamus' back
© Bruce Davidson / naturepl.com		 Egrets resting on group of resting hippopotamuses
Egrets resting on group of resting hippopotamuses
© Jose B. Ruiz / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus chasing crocodiles
Hippopotamus chasing crocodiles
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Crocodiles feeding on hippopotamus carcass in river
Crocodiles feeding on hippopotamus carcass in river
© Martha Holmes / naturepl.com		 Lions attacking hippopotamus
Lions attacking hippopotamus
© Anup Shah / naturepl.com		 Hippopotamus with deep scratch wounds, inflicted by lions
Hippopotamus with deep scratch wounds, inflicted by lions
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Hippopotamus tracks
Hippopotamus tracks
© Richard Du Toit / naturepl.com		 Detail of hippopotamus skin, showing oily secretion
Detail of hippopotamus skin, showing oily secretion
© Martha Holmes / naturepl.com		 Carcass of poached hippopotamus
Carcass of poached hippopotamus
© Bruce Davidson / naturepl.com
Mass killing of hippopotamuses for meat and tusks, burnt bodies
Mass killing of hippopotamuses for meat and tusks, burnt bodies
© Bruce Davidson / naturepl.com		 Removal of fresh hippopotamus meat from poached carcass
Removal of fresh hippopotamus meat from poached carcass
© Bruce Davidson / naturepl.com		 Beware of the hippopotamuses signpost
Beware of the hippopotamuses signpost
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