A dominant male Hippo is intimidating a female to prevent her from leaving his stretch of river . Hippo pods are flexible in numbers


A dominant male Hippo is intimidating a female to prevent her from leaving his stretch of river . Hippo pods are flexible in numbers and females often move around


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