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British Columbia Sport & Outdoor Lounge => Outdoor Photography => Topic started by: DragonSpeed on September 21, 2012, 06:22:20 PM
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Having just finished our giraffe pictures, I figured I'd dive right into the hippo shots. Here are our Hippos from 2009 in the Serengeti and Lake Manyara national parks, Tanzania. My wife and I shot them while travelling on safari with "Tropical Trails"
1. Just being hornery.
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8438/8010570018_72e2594950_b.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010570018/")
Hippos of Tanzania (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010570018/") by DragonSpeed (http://"http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/"), on Flickr
2. You stepped on my toes!
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8318/8010563659_42fa3369bb_b.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010563659/")
Hippos of Tanzania (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010563659/") by DragonSpeed (http://"http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/"), on Flickr
3. Hanging out with mom
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8317/8010562687_c70020ac59_b.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010562687/")
Hippos of Tanzania (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010562687/") by DragonSpeed (http://"http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/"), on Flickr
4. You could walk over them - it's so crowded!
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8460/8010562823_3db43efe87_b.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010562823/")
Hippos of Tanzania (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010562823/") by DragonSpeed (http://"http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/"), on Flickr
5. What a mug!
(http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8042/8010567202_79d3916607_b.jpg) (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010567202/")
Hippos of Tanzania (http://"http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/8010567202/") by DragonSpeed (http://"http://www.flickr.com/people/dragonspeed/"), on Flickr
All of our hippo shots can be found here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157631592036077/with/8010570018/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157631592036077/with/8010570018/)
While the whole Africa trip (still being updated) here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157621906615382/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/dragonspeed/sets/72157621906615382/)
I hope you enjoy them!
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Nice job, beautiful pics.
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Nice job, beautiful pics.
Thanks.
Did you know -
Hippo legend states that after God created all of the animals the hippos pleaded to God to let them live on the bottom of rivers to hide from the other animals who laughed at their ugliness. Afraid they would eat all of the fishes, God said no. The hippos counter-offered God, promising to become vegetarians, only eat on land, open their mouths wide to the sky when they are done to show there are no fish in their mouths, and allowing fish to clean the inside of their mouths after they are done eating to show how gentle they are. God agreed and that's why hippos are river horses.
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Thanks.
Did you know -
Hippo legend states that after God created all of the animals the hippos pleaded to God to let them live on the bottom of rivers to hide from the other animals who laughed at their ugliness. Afraid they would eat all of the fishes, God said no. The hippos counter-offered God, promising to become vegetarians, only eat on land, open their mouths wide to the sky when they are done to show there are no fish in their mouths, and allowing fish to clean the inside of their mouths after they are done eating to show how gentle they are. God agreed and that's why hippos are river horses.
That's a beautiful legend, I guess it's from the native in Tanzania?
Vegetarian or not I heard hippos are some seriously aggressive animal, very territorial. Must have been trilling being that close.