Hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius, are vegetarians, but they occasionally eat meat, scavenging from carcasses, or playing with dead animals.

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Although hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius, are vegetarians, they are occasionally recorded eating meat, scavenging from carcasses, or playing with dead animals as seen here with a dead impala, Aepyceros melampus, in Hwange National Park, Matabeleland North Province, Zimbabwe.

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Size: 3000px × 2000px
Location: Hwange National Park, Zimbabwe
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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