We loved watching several groups of hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) whilst in Tanzania and although they spent a lot of time just resting almost completely submerged at the surface of the water, when they were a little more active, they certainly seemed to be enjoying themselves. A common pastime included what looked like play fighting such as in these two shots here. Hippopotami love the water, (hence the latin ‘amphibius’) and spend most of their days in pools, rivers, swamps and mangroves etc. but come nightfall they head ashore to graze and will feed for several hours before dawn starts to break and they head back to the Adam’s ale.
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