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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus amphibius

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Field Notes

Description:

Female hippo getting her skin treatment

Notes:

The birds are oxpeckers
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxpecker

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Hippopotamus

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Ava T-B
Please add this lovely spotting to the symbiotic relationships mission at http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7987627

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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedOctober 28, 2014

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