Eye to Eye with the "River Horse" - a photo on Flickriver

            A simple portrait of a Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) - in ancient Greek the name means "river horse." Marvels of evolution, these animals have eyes, ears and nostrils placed on the top of their skulls, which allows these parts to remain above water while the rest of the very large body is submerged underwater.
   

Taken in: Namibia / Zambezi / Kabula (show map)

Taken on: August 4, 2019

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Camera: Nikon D850, f/4.0, 1/1250 sec, 600mm, ISO 360 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D850
Lens:	600.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/4.0
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	360
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.4.1 (Macintosh)
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