(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) On the first day our safari we came to the Mara River in Kenya and the water level was quite low due to the draught. The Hippos were taking advantage of laying out in the sun. There were over one hundred hippos on the … Read More
Do Hippos Smile?
(Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) This hippo had just finished, what our safari guide referred to as, “a happy moment” with his female hippo companion. So, you tell me… Do Hippos Smile? (Click on the photo to enlarge.) P.S. If you watch the slideshow at the top of the Blog Home Page, you can catch … Read More
We’re Watching You
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) Hippos pay careful attention to what and who is nearby. The photo was taken with a Canon EOS 40D, Sigma APO 150-500mm f/5-6.3 DG OS HSM Lens, 1/100 sec at f/13, ISO 320 on SanDisk Extreme IV Digital Film.
Don’t Mess With Me!
(Click on the photo to enlarge. Click on the comment number bubble to leave a comment.) The Hippo is responsible for more humans deaths in Africa than any other large animal and is considered by many to be Africa’s most dangerous animal (not counting the mosquito). Hippos are extremely aggressive, unpredictable and not afraid of humans. You don’t want to … Read More