African Hippo AKA ( Hippopotamus amphibius)

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These guys kill more people in Africa than any other animal or reptile.

I was in a motorized canoe literally big enough for the helmsman and two other occupants. This guy came up after being submerged and was way too close for comfort. The man operating this small floating dugout flotilla ten feet from this monster immediately swung the boat away and sped up the very small outboard engine. He told us later that was the closest he had ever been to a Hippo in ten years of doing this... Yes it was too close for comfort. But, I did manage to get a frame showing how close we were. Immediately after this frame he opened his enormous mouth baring his enormous teeth. Unfortunately my back was now to him and I did not get that shot. 😡 I don’t believe in retrospect I would advise others to employee this service. The Hippos were everywhere and this one came up soo unexpectedly after being submerged and out of sight he could have easily capsizes this canoe! Once is enough doing something stupid. Until the next time.. LOL

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