🦛 OPEN WIDE 🦛⁠
⁠Happy #nationalhippoday! When photographing hippos we all want to get this yawning shot, don't we? It took me years and hundreds of safaris until I finally was at the right moment at the right time.⁠
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Wildlife fact: Did you know that hippos are among the most dangerous animals on the African continent?⁠
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Disclaimer: Exact locations will not be given out for the protection and safety of the wildlife. Ethical photography: All up-close wildlife photos are taken with a 400mm lens, often using a crop sensor to achieve a visual that appear very close but is not. Respect the wild!⁠
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