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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus Amphibius

Photo by RyleeHope97
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Field Notes

Description:

Stays in water during the day, comes out to hunt at night, very aggressive, enormous.

Habitat:

Swampy marsh in Africa.

Notes:

I saw this hippo in Murchison Falls National Park in Uganda.

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PublishedDecember 27, 2011

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