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Hippo extreme close up, Katavi camp site, Tanzania

Hippo extreme close up, Katavi camp site, Tanzania

I don't get nervous around wildlife quickly. Hippo's do bring me to that edge. Although I know when they are in the water and I am on land and it is d...
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I don't get nervous around wildlife quickly. Hippo's do bring me to that edge. Although I know when they are in the water and I am on land and it is during the day the chances of something happening are minimal. Having said that being so close to one with out a fence or wall in between did give me shivers..Especially in Katavi National park one of the most remote parks in the East of Tanzania.
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NIKON D300S

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 200 Shutter 1/50 Focal Length 5000/10

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Magamba, Tanga, TZ

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Apr, 2016

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