22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Playfighting hippos
Two hippos jousting in a pool in the Serengeti. Hippos will fight to control access to waterholes or over the leadership of a herd. In this case young hippos were playfighting when an older one decided to join in and take on the older of the two.
Photo Detail
| Date Taken: | 10.2024 |
| Date Uploaded: | 11.2024 |
| Photo Location: | Tanzania |
| Copyright: | © Alan Smith |