Battle of the Giants! - a photo on Flickriver

            The common Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), or hippo, is a large, mostly herbivorous, semiaquatic mammal and ungulate native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy hippopotamus. The name comes from the ancient Greek for "river horse". After the elephant and rhinoceros, the common hippopotamus is the third-largest type of land mammal and the heaviest extant artiodactyl. 
Common hippos are recognisable by their barrel-shaped torsos, wide-opening mouths revealing large canine tusks, nearly hairless bodies, columnar legs and large size. Despite its stocky shape and short legs, it is capable of running 30 km/h over short distances.
The common hippopotamus inhabits rivers, lakes and mangrove swamps, where territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river and groups of five to thirty females and young. During the day, they remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water. They emerge at dusk to graze on grasses. While hippopotamuses rest near each other in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos are not territorial on land. 
The hippopotamus is among the most dangerous animals in the world as it is highly aggressive and unpredictable. They are threatened by habitat loss and poaching for their meat and ivory canine teeth. 

These two massive male Hippo's were photographed settling their differences in the good old fashioned way in the Hyena dam at Nairobi National Park, Kenya.
   

Taken in: Kenya / Nairobi / Carnivore (show map)

Taken on: September 1, 2021

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Camera: Canon EOS-1D X Mark II, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 560mm, ISO 800 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS-1D X Mark II
Lens:	EF200-400mm f/4L IS USM EXT
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	560mm
ISO:	800
Exposure Bias:	+2/3 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Manual
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.1 (Macintosh)
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