The most vicious moment of the sparring session as they lock jaws. KENYA, AFRICA. Angry Hippo Momma By Aimee Braniff Cree **EXCLUSIVE** POWERFUL
The most vicious moment of the sparring session as they lock jaws. KENYA, AFRICA. Angry Hippo Momma By Aimee Braniff Cree **EXCLUSIVE** POWERFUL images of a one-tonne mother hippo successfully defending her calf from a rogue two-tonne male who strayed too close proves that across the animal kingdom - mothers should not be messed with. One dramatic image captured in Maasai Mara, Kenya shows the sixteen foot long male and female hippo mouth-to-mouth as the baby swims around seemingly uninterested in all the action caused by its presence. Another image shows the baby hippo laying its head on the mothers forehead in the water as if they are comforting her and showing they are alright. Hippos are extremely powerful animals and are in fact the world's deadliest mammal killing around 500 people per year across Africa. The clash captured is between a male and a female, hippos grow anywhere between ten and 16 feet long and are around five feet tall at the shoulder. These images were captured by US wildlife photographer Jami Tarris (65) on her Canon 5D Mark IV. ?I was sitting above the shoreline of a river when the fight broke said Jami. ?A male came too close to the young calf of a female. She was extremely aggressive - as was the male - and they started to display by charging and opening their mouths wide to show ferocity and strength. ?The female exploded into the water while the calf was looking at me as if he was completely disinterested. ?His mother is the cow on the right side of the frame and what struck me as interesting was that this little calf was either unperturbed or completely nonplussed by all of the dramatic action happening behind him. ?When the calf is looking right at me while both adult hippos are mouth to mouth splashing very dramatically and aggressively. It was a bit frightening. ?These two hippos were so aggressive and dramatic that I actually felt a moment of fear. ?I love catching raw animal behavior in the moment.
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Keywords: african, calf, conservation, hippo, hippopotamus, kenya, nature, wildlife
