Hippopotamus Amphibius Collection

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Baby hippo standing in the middle of a herd (Hippopotamus amphibius), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya, Africa

Hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Common hippopotamuses (hippos), Hippopotamus amphibius, yawning, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Tranquil scene of a group of hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in water at sunset, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Hippo, Hippopotamus amphibius, yawning in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

Skull of a pigmy hippo
Model of a pigmy hippo skull from Cyprus

Hippos fighting, Hippopotamus amphibius, in Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa

An hippoptamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerged in water and looking at the camera, Lake Gipe, Tsavo, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) rear end, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with calf, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), submerged, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) yawning. Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Spotted Hyena attacking a hippo, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with water hyacinth still on back after leaving water, Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), female with calf on land, Masai-Mara Game Reserve, Kenya

African wildlife, lithograph, published in 1897
African wildlife: 1) Gorilla; 2) Chimpanzee (Pan); 3) Mandrill (Mandrillus sphinx); 4) Giraffe; 5) Lesser kudu (Ammelaphus imberbis)

Africa, Zambia, South Luangwa National Park. A hippo in the water of the Luangwa

Africa, Zambia, South Luangwa National Park. A group of elephants and some hippos walking on the riverbed of the Luangwa River at sunset

Africa, Zambia, South Luangwa National Park. A hippo mother and baby going into the river

Africa, Zambia, South Luangwa National Park. An angry male hippo

Letter H: Hippo - Engraving in " Le livre d'images, Nouveau alphabet ou Alphabet pour petits garcons"
DUV4217918 Letter H: Hippo - Engraving in " Le livre d'images, Nouveau alphabet ou Alphabet pour petits garcons"

Nile hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Vulnerable. The amphibious Nile Hippotamus
FLO4652911 Nile hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. Vulnerable. The amphibious Nile Hippotamus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Georg Wolfgang Knorr's Deliciae Naturae Selectae of

Head of a male hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722663 Head of a male hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Female hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant)
FLO4722679 Female hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius. From Francois Le Vaillant (Levaillant, 1753-1824) Second Voyage into the Interior of Africa

Hippotamus - Engraving in " Le livre d'images, Nouveau alphabet ou Alphabet pour petits garcons"
DUV4217909 Hippotamus - Engraving in " Le livre d'images, Nouveau alphabet ou Alphabet pour petits garcons"

Letters G, H, I: Glutton, Hippotamus, Isatis - Engraving in " Le livre d'images
DUV4217819 Letters G, H, I: Glutton, Hippotamus, Isatis - Engraving in " Le livre d'images, Nouveau alphabet ou Alphabet pour petits garcons"

A hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, partially submerged in a duckweed-covered pond. Mala Mala Game Reserve, South Africa

Portrait of an hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, at the water side. Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

A hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, in a mouth opening territorial display. Okavango Delta, Botswana

A hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, in water, exhibiting territorial behavior. Khwai Concession Area, Okavango, Botswana

Close-up of a hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, grazing on a grass island. Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Portrait of an alert hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, in the water. Khwai Concession Area, Okavango, Botswana

Portrait of a hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, running into the water from a river bank. Chobe National Park, Botswana

Close-up of a hippopotamus, Hippopotamus amphibius, grazing on a grass. Chobe National Park, Botswana

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) with back covered in water hyacinth on back after leaving water. Mana Pools National Park Zimbabwe

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus Amphibius) territorial aggressive behavior, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in pool with mouth open. Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe

Africa, Tanzania, Serengeti National Park. Hippo on rock. Credit as: Jones & Shimlock / Jaynes Gallery / DanitaDelimont

Gamedrive with Hippo, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hippo, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hippo, Chobe River, Botswana

Hippopotamus in the Chongwe River, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Hippopotamuse in the Chongwe River, Lower Zambezi National Park, Zambia

Hippopotamus, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Tanzania

Hippopotamas (Hippopotamus amphibius), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), feeding, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), yawning, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hippo family, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Yawning Hippopotamus, (Hippopotamus amphibius), Masai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

the eye of the hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), Msai mara national reserve, kenya

Hippo displays, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hippo in weed, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hippo skull, Moremi Game Reserve, Okavango Delta, Botswana

Hippo head with water spray, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius), Murchison Falls national park, Uganda, East Africa

Hippo in Chobe River, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hippos and tour boat, hippopotamus amphibius, Chobe River, Chobe National Park, near the town of Kasane, Botswana, Southern, Africa

18th century engraving by T Jefferys of a Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius)

Figure of Taweret, New Kingdom (1600-1081 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figure of Taweret, New Kingdom (1600-1081 BCE)

Figurine of the Pregnant Hippo Goddess Taweret, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Figurine of the Pregnant Hippo Goddess Taweret, Late Period-Ptolemaic Period (664-30 BCE)

Scarab With Depiction of the Hippo Goddess Taweret, Egypt, probably 18th - 20th Dynasty 1569 - 108.. Creator: Unknown
Scarab With Depiction of the Hippo Goddess Taweret (image 2 of 2), Egypt, probably 18th - 20th Dynasty (1569 - 1081 BCE)

Upper and lower jaws of an Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus), c.1777-1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Upper and lower jaws of an Hippopotamus amphibius (Hippopotamus), c.1777-1778

Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus; female), 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus; female), 1778

Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus), c.1777. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippopotamus amphibius capensis (Hippopotamus), c.1777

Hippopotami at the falls of the Senegal, in Bambouk; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Hippopotami at the falls of the Senegal, in Bambouk; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Lake scenery in Central Africa; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Lake scenery in Central Africa; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

A quiet nook on the Chambeze river; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. Creator: Unknown
A quiet nook on the Chambeze river; The regions of the Cazembe, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Hippopotamus hunt at the Seekoei River, 1778. Creator: Robert Jacob Gordon
Hippopotamus hunt at the Seekoei River, 1778

Hippopotamus detail in the tomb of Ti, Saqqara, 5th dynasty (relief)
THT4306266 Hippopotamus detail in the tomb of Ti, Saqqara, 5th dynasty (relief) by Egyptian 5th Dynasty (c.2494-2345 BC); (add.info)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with Mount Kilimanjaro. Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Goddess Tawaret, late dynastic period, Luxor statue cache (stone)
7062676 Goddess Tawaret, late dynastic period, Luxor statue cache (stone) by Egyptian; Luxor Museum of Ancient Art, Egypt; (add.info.: Goddess Tawaret, late dynastic period, Luxor statue cache)

Hippotamus- " Alphabet illustrates animals" 19th century (engraving)
DUV4213163 Hippotamus- " Alphabet illustrates animals" 19th century (engraving) by Travies, Edouard (1809-1876); Private Collection; (add.info)

A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), 1775 (engraving)
7315126 A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), 1775 (engraving) by Dutch School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), 1775 (engraving)
7315130 A hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius), 1775 (engraving) by Dutch School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in shalow water with Cattle egret (Bubulcus ibis) in front of Mount Kilimanjaro, Amboseli National Park, Kenya

Africa, Tanzania. These cute cheetah cubs snuggle close to their mother in the Ndutu area of the Serengeti

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) adult and young fighting, Masai Mara Nature Reserve, Kenya

Young Hippopotamus Bobbie with a keeper at London Zoo
1262598 Young Hippopotamus Bobbie with a keeper at London Zoo, September 1920 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British

Young Hippopotamus Bobbie at London Zoo, 1927 (b / w photo)
3474506 Young Hippopotamus Bobbie at London Zoo, 1927 (b/w photo) by Bond, Frederick William (1887-1942); Zoological Society of London; eZoological Society of London; British, out of copyright

Antique Print of a Hippopotamus, 1859 (coloured engraving)
2630197 Antique Print of a Hippopotamus, 1859 (coloured engraving) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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The majestic Hippopotamus amphibius, commonly known as the hippo, is a fascinating creature found in various parts of Africa. In the vast Serengeti National Park in Tanzania, these massive mammals roam freely, creating an awe-inspiring sight for visitors. Amongst a herd stands a baby hippo, showcasing its adorable presence amidst its family members at Masai Mara National Reserve. With their robust bodies and distinct features, hippos are truly remarkable animals. Whether it's observing them submerged in water or witnessing their tranquil existence during sunset, these scenes evoke a sense of serenity and appreciation for nature's wonders. Intriguingly enough, even the skull of a pigmy hippo captivates attention due to its unique characteristics. It serves as a reminder of the diversity within this species. One cannot help but be enchanted by the piercing gaze of a submerged hippopotamus looking directly into the camera lens. Its intense stare reflects both curiosity and power. While we often admire their impressive size and strength from afar, glimpses of their rear end remind us that they are indeed wild creatures inhabiting untamed landscapes like those found in Serengeti National Park. The bond between mother and calf is heartwarming to witness at Kruger National Park in South Africa. As they navigate through life together, it symbolizes love and protection within this animal kingdom. Occasionally though, territorial disputes arise among hippos resulting in fierce battles that showcase their dominance over one another. These confrontations demonstrate not only physical prowess but also highlight how important hierarchy is within their social structure. Lastly, who can resist being amused by the comical sight of yawning hippos? With mouths wide open revealing formidable teeth sets against breathtaking backdrops like those found at Serengeti National Park – it's an image that encapsulates both beauty and humor simultaneously.