A solitary Hippopotamus bull wanders out into the Paradise Floodplain in the heat of the day. There is still plenty of green grass as it dries up

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A solitary Hippopotamus bull wanders out into the Paradise Floodplain in the heat of the day. There is still plenty of green grass after the majority of the water has evaporated away

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Size: 5736px × 3800px
Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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