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Hippopotamus

Hippopotamus

The 'River Horse', has the dubious distinction of having being no 1 on the animal list of human killers in Africa. Weighing up to 3 tons the bulky hip...
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The 'River Horse', has the dubious distinction of having being no 1 on the animal list of human killers in Africa. Weighing up to 3 tons the bulky hippo can outrun an Olympic sprinter when need be. And with 2 foot ivory tusks in its mouth, best be wary around them.
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture f/6.5 ISO 200 Shutter 1/1000 Focal Length 215000/1000

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Nov, 2015

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