Check out these wild animals images:
Hippopotamus mother & calf - Queen Elizabeth, Uganda.JPG
Image by David d'O
13 September 2009 - Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda.
Mother and calf Hippopotamus / Nijlpaard (Hippopotamus amphibius)
For those who like the biological details:
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Phylum: Chordata; Vertebrates / Gewervelden
Class: Mammalia; Mammals / Zoogdieren
Order: Artiodactyla; Even-toed Ungulates / Evenhoevigen
Suborder: Cetruminantia; Ruminants, Whales and Hippos / Herkauwers, Walvissen en Nijlpaarden
Infraorder: Cetancodonta; Whales, Dolphins, Hippos / Walvissen, Dolfijnen, Nijlpaarden
Family: Hippopotamidae; Hippopotamuses / Nijlpaarden
Genus: Hippopotamus; Hippopotamuses / Nijlpaarden
Species: Hippopotamus amphibius; Hippopotamus / Nijlpaard
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