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Hippopotamus
Hippopotamus
(Hippopotamus amphibius)
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Hippopotamus - overview
Video credits
© Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone © Flat Dog Productions Ltd
Audio credits
© Master Tracks
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
Female hippopotamus with infant, infant suckles underwater
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© Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone © Flat Dog Productions Ltd
Audio credits
© Master Tracks
© Natural FX
Hippopotamuses wallowing and swimming
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Master Tracks
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
Hippopotamuses wallowing
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
Hippopotamuses resting
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Granada Wild
© Natural FX
Hippopotamuses running along river bank
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Natural FX
Hippopotamus feeding on seed pods at night
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Granada Wild
© BBC Natural History Unit
Hippopotamus feeding on carcass
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
Social interactions within hippopotamus groups
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
Male hippopotamuses displaying and fighting
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
Fish cleaning hippopotamus' skin
Video credits
© Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone © Flat Dog Productions Ltd
Audio credits
© Master Tracks
© Natural FX
Pride of lions attacking hippopotamus
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© BBC Natural History Unit
Audio credits
© BBC Natural History Unit
Male hippopotamus attacking and drowning infant
Video credits
© Mark Deeble and Victoria Stone © Flat Dog Productions Ltd
Audio credits
© Master Tracks
© Natural FX
© BBC Natural History Unit
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