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Hippopotamus, An African Animal, In Wildlife Safari, Winston, Oregon, a Nature Theme Park location

Two Hippos
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Two Hippopotamus floated in their pond with heads barely above the water.

Hippopotamus external link (Hippopotamus amphibius) An African Animal In Wildlife Safari external link   •  As A Nature Theme Park Location   •  In Winston, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 13:08:48 Thursday 24 September 2015)   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 September 2016)   •  © 2016 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T15_1785
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Hippo Submerged
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A Hippopotamus had been floating just above the water and had decided to submerge.

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The Car Moved
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The Land Rover in which we toured moved around the pond which brought us face to face with the Hippopotamus.

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Two Hippos Basked
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Two Hippopotamus basked in the sunshine that morning. No doubt warming up after a cold night.

Hippopotamus external link (Hippopotamus amphibius) An African Animal In Wildlife Safari external link   •  As A Nature Theme Park Location   •  In Winston, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:52:09 Thursday 25 August 2016)   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 September 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B16_0212
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Hippo Reflected
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The Hippopotamus body shaded one side of his/her body from the wind. On the lee side, the Hippopotamus was reflected in the water.

Hippopotamus external link (Hippopotamus amphibius) An African Animal In Wildlife Safari external link   •  As A Nature Theme Park Location   •  In Winston, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:52:36 Thursday 25 August 2016)   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 September 2016)   •  © 2016 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T16_0879
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Hippo Leaned
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Two Hippopotamus floated in the water. The one on the right had begun to roll, as if a ship rolling and about to sink.

Hippopotamus external link (Hippopotamus amphibius) An African Animal In Wildlife Safari external link   •  As A Nature Theme Park Location   •  In Winston, Oregon external link   •  (Date Photographed: 11:53:01 Thursday 25 August 2016)   •  (Date Published: Friday 16 September 2016)   •  © 2016 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #B16_0214
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Close Up Of Hippo
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A close up shot of the rolling Hippopotamus, with erect ears, closed eyes and nose flaps.

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The Other Hippo
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A close up shot of the other Hippopotamus, with its obvious whiskers.

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