Travel photos

Pictures of hippos [last update 2011-12-25]


Below you will find a collection of photos from various places. Except where noted, pictures were taken by Rhett A. Butler, copyright 1994-2012. While these images are the property of mongabay.com, it may be permissible to use them for non-commercial purposes (like powerpoint presentations and school projects), provided that the images are not altered in any form. Please read this for more details. If you are interested in using an image in a publication please contact me.

index | topics index



Large hippo
Large hippo

(Uganda)


Hippo

Charging hippo
Charging hippo

(Uganda)


Yawning hippo in Kenya

(Kenya)


Hippopotami

(Kenya)


Yawning common or river hippopotamus in Kenya

(Kenya)


Hippo


Close-up of hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius)



Hippo

Hippo in the Loango estuary
Hippo in the Loango estuary

(Gabon)


Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park



Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging


Hippo bearing its teeth at Iguela in a lagoon bordering Loango National Park in Gabon
Hippo bearing its teeth at Iguela in a lagoon bordering Loango National Park in Gabon

(Gabon)

Closeup on a hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel
Closeup on a hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel

(Uganda)


Hippo

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel
Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel

(Uganda)


Hippopotamuses

(Kenya)

Hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Iguela estuary
Hippopotami (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Iguela estuary

(Gabon)

Hippopotamus with head peaking out of a river
Hippopotamus with head peaking out of a river

(Uganda)


Hippo


Hippo standing among hippopotami

(Kenya)


Hippo peaking out of a muddy river

(Kenya)


Hippo


Hippos standing and lying on a beach

(Kenya)


Hippo; Botswana


Hippos; zebra; sacred ibis; and wildebeest

(Tanzania)


Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) submerging



Hippos on a beach

(Kenya)


Hippopotamus peaking out of a muddy river

(Kenya)


Group of hippo

(Kenya)

Giant hippo
Giant hippo

(Uganda)

Cape buffalo and hippo in the Kazinga channel
Cape buffalo and hippo in the Kazinga channel

(Uganda)


Young hippo

(Kenya)


Large group of hippopotamuses (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Kenya

(Kenya)

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Loango estuary
Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Loango estuary

(Gabon)


Hippos in the Mara

(Kenya)


Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park


Hippo emerging from the river
Hippo emerging from the river

(Uganda)


Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park


Pink
Pink "albino" hippo

(Uganda)


Pairs of hippos on a beach

(Kenya)


Hippos

(Kenya)


Hippo peaking out of a muddy river

(Kenya)

Group of hippos in the Kazinga Channel
Group of hippos in the Kazinga Channel

(Uganda)


Hippo with open mouth

(Kenya)


Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis) in captivity

(Kenya)

Hippo in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel
Hippo in the shallows of the Kazinga Channel

(Uganda)


Hippo on a beach

(Kenya)


Pygmy hippo in captivity


Herd of hippos with just eyes and ears exposed
Herd of hippos with just eyes and ears exposed

(Uganda)


Hippos standing out of the water

(Kenya)


Hippo soup

(Kenya)

Hippo; elephants; and buffalo in the same frame
Hippo; elephants; and buffalo in the same frame

(Uganda)


Hippos and crocs

(Kenya)

Hippo asleep with its head resting on the back of another
Hippo asleep with its head resting on the back of another

(Uganda)


Hippos

(Tanzania)


Baby hippo on the banks of the Mara river

(Kenya)


Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park



Hippos standing and lying on a beach

(Kenya)


Hippos on a beach

(Kenya)

Mother with baby hippo
Mother with baby hippo

(Uganda)


Hippo soup

(Kenya)


Hippos peaking out of a muddy river

(Kenya)

Cape buffalo and hippo in the Kazinga channel
Cape buffalo and hippo in the Kazinga channel

(Uganda)

Cape buffalo and hippos in the Kazinga channel
Cape buffalo and hippos in the Kazinga channel

(Uganda)

Hippo resting its head on the back of another with cape buffalo in the background
Hippo resting its head on the back of another with cape buffalo in the background

(Uganda)


Hippos on the banks of the Mara river

(Kenya)

Hungry hippo
Hungry hippo

(Uganda)


Group of hippo

(Kenya)


Hippos; zebra; sacred ibis; and wildebeest

(Tanzania)

Sleeping hippo
Sleeping hippo

(Uganda)


Hippo lying on a mudflat

(Tanzania)

Many hippos in the Kazinga Channel
Many hippos in the Kazinga Channel

(Uganda)


Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius)



Captive Pygmy Hippopotamus (Choeropsis liberiensis )

(Kenya)


Herd of hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) wallowing in Chobe National Park



Young hippo

(Kenya)


Aerial view of Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the Okavango Delta



Hippo with an oxpecker on its back

(Kenya)


Young hippo

(Kenya)

Mother and baby hippo
Mother and baby hippo

(Uganda)


Pygmy hippo in captivity



Hippos on a beach

(Kenya)


Hippos; zebra; and wildebeest

(Tanzania)


Hippo adult and juvenile (Hippopotamus amphibius) with African buffalo (Syncerus caffeer) in the background at Chobe National Park


Cape buffalos (Syncerus caffer) with hippos in the Kazinga Channel
Cape buffalos (Syncerus caffer) with hippos in the Kazinga Channel

(Uganda)


Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Chobe National Park


hippos: Page 1 | Page 2





what's new | tropical fish | for kids | other languages | help | search | about | copyright & use | contact

Copyright Rhett Butler 1994-2012

Mongabay.com is a free resource.
Unless otherwise specified, all pics, photographs,and graphics found on travel.mongabay.com are the property of mongabay.com.
If you are interested in using an image or chart from the site for publication, please contact mongabay.com.
Also if you find errors or dead links on the site, please let me know.