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Battle of Giants
volker sthamer

Battle of Giants (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Hippopotamus
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Habitat
All type of fresh waters
Location
Ngorongoro Crater
Date taken
Sept 2019
Scientific name
Hippopotamus amphibius
Equipment used
Nikon / Sigma
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Reactions: Helen O and delia todd
Kits
Goodness me! What an outstanding action shot! I wouldn't want to be too close to them, Volker!
 
sbarnhardt
Opus Editor
Good photo Volker! It's always a surprise to me how aggressive they are.

Thanks for sharing it with us.

Barney
 
delia todd
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Mmmm.... it really must have been so interesting and exciting watching this battle Volker.

A marvellous picture you've taken of the combatants too - many thanks my friend.
 

Media information

Category
Wild Mammals
Added by
volker sthamer
Date added
View count
279
Comment count
9

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D750
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/500 second(s)
ISO
200
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Nilpfred, Hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius (2).JPG
File size
1.7 MB
Date taken
Sat, 07 September 2019 10:43 AM
Dimensions
2700px x 1802px

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