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A Hippo Kiss

A Hippo Kiss

In the Serengenti National Park, Tanzania, we came upon a large pool of water that was home to perhaps 50 hippos. These two hippos sparred, kissed, or wallowed ...
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In the Serengenti National Park, Tanzania, we came upon a large pool of water that was home to perhaps 50 hippos. These two hippos sparred, kissed, or wallowed together for at least 15 minutes.
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Canon EOS 5D Mark III

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 640 Shutter 1/320 Focal Length 400/1

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Mar, 2017

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