A dense pack of hippo called a 'bloat', squeeze into the last remains of a muddy wallow in the Katuma river. Yellow-billed Oxpeckers glean parasites

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A dense pack of hippo called a 'bloat', squeeze into the last remains of a muddy wallow in the Katuma river. Yellow-billed Oxpeckers glean parasites and other morsels from their backs

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Size: 6000px × 3768px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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