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Getting up is one thing, getting down again is completely different lol What a wind :shock:


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Looks hilarious lol


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I picked this up on the cams the other day and was quite surprised to see a hippo drinking.
Is that normal? I mean, they are wallowing in water all day long, so why does this one feel the need to drink -O-
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The feed a lot during the night and are moving around also far from the water, so maybe they get thirsty -O-


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We actually debated that over tea on our recent dimwits trip, Mello! Ja, I suppose they have to drink... :yes:


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Where would that Hippo have come from?
Can't think of any water points near Satara that are big enough for one at the moment. Nsemani is empty.


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Maybe pools on the Sweni/Nwanedzi streams? They walk very far! :-0


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Also hyenas die and vultures will feed on anything O**


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