What would you expect from a hippo who has nothing else to do all day but rest ?? Yes… yawn…
Actually she is telling everyone the news .. “I’ve a youngster… come to close and I’m going to bite you…” it is a warning sign….
mother has to help her youngster keep its head above water ‘till it learns to swim…
That little one is so small if she opens her mouth it could get in… these are not small animals and never get between it and the water or too close in a canoe… some have been buried for making that mistake…
The Photographic Journey of bulldog. 
I saw my first hippo at a wildlife park, they are indeed huge huge !
Three and a half tons they can become… yet still move like lightening…
My sister in law was in Africa earlier in the year. The canoe they were in got stuck on a sandbar and they had to flee from a hippo. She managed to shoot off a couple of amazing shots of the charging hippo before fleeing to safety. Rather her than me. 😉
The same happened to us on an army boat in the Zambezi river river below the Kariba damn…. we had to fire warning shots into the water in front of it to get it to turn… if it had of kept coming we would have had no option but to shoot it…
Amazing animals and beautiful pictures again. I think I have to give some practice on my yawn now 😀 Pawkiss 🙂
Thanks for the lovely comment…
aw love this photos
you made my day
hope your doing good with your health
take care
Thanks Doris… health coming on nicely…
I think my favorite part is you were there and now we get to see it… Thanks again
Thanks Kymeem…
I just love hippos, Rob, but would never come within a mile of one! They may look cute, but I’ve seen them chase crocodiles away from their young. They’re a tough beast indeed 😉
It is by far the most dangerous, cantankerous, unpredictable beast in Africa… yet I can sit and watch them for hours… had a mother give birth not far from us, I was totally unaware of it and when she went back to the herb it was fascinating to see how that huge monster could be so gentle with its new born…
La dolcezza e la protezione di mamma ippopotamo. Bellissimi scatti.
Ciao, Pat
Thanks Pat… they are so gentle and protective of their young…
I love those expressive little ears!
For such a big beast they have such small ears…
Great photos, bulldog. That first one reminded me of when we were in Egypt, and our guide, who was quite a cheeky old man, saw hubby yawn and remarked that he looked like a hippo. 😀
Now that was not very nice of him… lol
No it wasn’t, and it was not very nice of me to laugh, was it? 😀
Great photos bulldog and warning heeded! I hear that they can snap a human in half with their bone-crushing jaws!
Diana xo
You have no chance with a thing that size… and yes they will take a leg off or cut you in half…
yikes!
I know they’re dangerous but I love them!
I do agree with you
Great shots! I hope they weren’t taken from a canoe. I’ve heard that hippos were one of the most dangerous of all animals, killing more people than crocodiles or tigers.
Yep they are by far the most dangerous and unpredictable animals in the water… but if you encounter one on land beware… they run faster than a man… and when they catch you it’s goodbye world…
Wow! I knew they were dangerous in the water, but figured they’d be slow and clumsy on their feet.
I didn’t know (until I learned it from you) that hippos were dangerous. I thought they only lazed around in the water minding their own business and moved aside for people. So wrong!
I think they are probably the leaders in humans killed per year… and a male and his harem must be avoided at all costs…
Wow! They do have big jaws and big teeth.
How fortunate to live somewhere where you can get these great shots…with a long lens!!! 😉
Thanks … yes.. in this case.. with a long lens…
I can’t imagine coming too close to that big mouth… Yikes! 🙂
Some times you come upon them without knowing they’re there…. lazing about on the beach… so far so good, when this has happened they went one way and I the other…
Smart man, Ron!
I have heard that hippos can be quite dangerous. This is my first glimpse of a baby…wonderful! 🙂
Quite dangerous..?? very dangerous, to be avoided at all costs…
I love hippos … I find them endlessly fascinating. I blame Disney’s movie Fantasia with the Dance of the Hippos. There is something about a ballerina hippo in a tutu 😉
I’ve never seen a baby hippo though. I didn’t know they couldn’t swim when they’re still young.
The young’s buoyancy is not of the best and they need assistance to rise to the top… it does not take then long to learn to float like mom…
Canoe?!?! People actually go out in canoes in hippo country? Aren’t there crocodiles in those waters too? Yikes!
The crocs are less a danger than the hippos… a croc will not attack the boat or canoe…. well never that I’ve heard of… a hippo snaps it in half…
Wow!!! Again, you’ve taught me something. I mean I always new hippos were dangerous, but I thought crocs would be more of a threat. Would a hippo attack out of the blue, or is it only when threatened?
A hippo male will attack for absolutely nothing… he might see you as a treat to his territory or he just might not like the look of you… cantankerous and unpredictable…
Geez, remind me to stay away from hippos :).
Great that you show us such wonderful creatures Rob, especially in their natural habitat.
Thanks Brian…
Such beautiful creatures. Love the open mouth photo – that is one HUGE mouth!!! Great photos as always.
Thanks Jan…