{"id":15945,"date":"2022-09-20T06:59:29","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15945"},"modified":"2022-09-20T06:59:29","modified_gmt":"2022-09-20T10:59:29","slug":"wildlife-edition-the-placid-side-of-hippos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=15945","title":{"rendered":"Wildlife edition: The placid side of Hippos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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This is a more typical \u201caction\u201d shot of Hippocampus. The youngster here is yawning. A frequent behavior and often photographed as it is about as much action as you are likely to see in a bloat of hippos at mid-day. When an adult does it, with the full grown tusks, it is, of course, much more impressive. \ud83d\ude42 Again, these hippos will send the daylight hours hiding from the sun in the shallows, kneeling on the bottom to keep as much of their skin underwater as possible, and taking frequent dips to completely submerge. This bloat (or school, or pod) was along the shores of the Victoria Nile between its junction with the Albert and Murchison Falls in Murchison Falls National Park\u2026taken from the tour boat to the base of the falls. Sony Rx10iv at 600mm equivalent. Program mode with my custom birds and wildlife modifications. Processed in Pixelmator Photo and Apple Photos. ISO 160 @ f4 @ 1\/500th. <\/p>\n

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