As flood waters in the Savuti Channel dry up, hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius, fight for space and big territorial males often kill competitors,

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As flood waters in the Savuti Channel dry up, hippos, Hippopotamus amphibius, fight for space and big territorial males often kill competitors, providing ample food for scavengers like white-backed vultures, Gyps africanus.

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Size: 4417px × 2945px
Location: Duma Tau Concession, Linyanti, Botswana
Photo credit: © Morgan Trimble / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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