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