Hippo are forced to exist in high densities in the dry season where a few springs like Ikuu provide the only water for wallows


Hippo are forced to exist in high densities in the dry season where a few springs like Ikuu provide the only water for wallows but it provides a bonaza for the Yellow-billed Oxpeckers


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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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