20th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Hippo Mud Bath
If you took a quick look at the mud pile you might have missed what was actually there until something moved. Mostly submerged and covered in thick mud were about a dozen Hippos just looking like mud covered boulders. But as we sat there watching the mud became alive with the sounds of snorts and farts and occasional yawns. How they are able to keep the mud out of the eye was a mystery.
Photo Detail
Date Taken: | 06.2022 |
Date Uploaded: | 11.2022 |
Photo Location: | Masai Mara, Kenya |
Camera: | NIKON D5 |
Copyright: | © Bill Klipp |