We were heading back to camp at the end of the day when we came across this idyllic little hippo pond in the Ol Pajeta Conservancy in Kenya. The big hippo to the left (presumably the mother) took a quick glance over toward camera while her calf emerged from the water. Hippos like to spend most of the day in the water, but will come out at night to graze, or on days when the sun isn’t shining — hippos are very susceptible to sunburn. Being the rainy season, however, we saw lots of them out and about at all times of the day. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 125mm) ISO 1000, f/2.8 at 1/500th of a second.
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We were heading back to camp at the end of the day when we came across this idyllic little hippo pond in the Ol Pajeta Conservancy in Kenya. The big hippo to the left (presumably the mother) took a quick glance over toward camera while her calf emerged from the water. Hippos like to spend most of the day in the water, but will come out at night to graze, or on days when the sun isn’t shining — hippos are very susceptible to sunburn. Being the rainy season, however, we saw lots of them out and about at all times of the day. Nikon Z8 with Nikkor 70-200mm lens (at 125mm) ISO 1000, f/2.8 at 1/500th of a second.
I tried clicking on this video but it wouldn’t play, what’s wrong?
Looks like hippo paradise!
A pretty idyllic looking spa location!