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1) Hippo of lake victoria

The hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), from the Greek ‘ιπποπόταμος (hippopotamos, hippos meaning "horse" and potamos meaning "river"), often shortened to "hippo", is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy Hippopotamus).

Lake Victoria Boat Ride, Kisumu, East Africa, Kenya
2007:09:20 09:17:31
 
  
  
 
hippopotamus in lake victoria
2) Hippopotamus in lake victoria

Lake Victoria Boat Ride, Kisumu, East Africa, Kenya
walk 0.02 km SW from last photo
2007:09:20 09:17:43
 
  
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