#MyMemories - Photo Post (22) - Photos of Hippopotamus, Nandankanan Zoo - TravellerG

[TravellerG]

Caption: The Cover Photo of Hippopotamus.

Dear Friends,

A request - if you like the photos, can I request you to kindly TAG your friends, please? - let them also enjoy - right? - thanks for your favour.

This is a series of Photo Posts where I am going to introduce one animal in each post. Most of the photos are from different Zoos including Mysore Zoo, Vandaloor Zoo, Nandankanan Zoo etc. - in this post, let us discuss Hippopotamus.

Have you ever captured any photos of Hippopotamus? Can you give me company by publishing your shots?

Hippopotamus

The hippopotamus (Hippo) (scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius) is a big ungulate animal. It is semi-aquatic and inhabitant of Saharan - Africa. It belongs to the Hippopotamidae and its genus is Hippopotamus.

The name Hippopotamus is derived from a Greek word that means the River horse. The Hippopotamus mostly prefers banks of rivers and lakes to relax. Hippopotamus has short legs and a short tail. They are huge in size, an adult male has an average length of 11 feet and weighs approximately 3000 kg. Females are smaller than males, an adult female weighs approximately 2200 kg. Their skin is as thick as 2 inches and it is in greyish brown colour.

The Hippos are considered vulnerable according to the Red List of IUCN. They are hunted for their meat and their population drastically decreased in recent years.

As an LG Photographer, I have spotted Hippo in Nandankanan Zoo Here, Bannerghatta Zoological Park Here & Mysore Zoo Here

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Photo - 1. caption: The Hippopotamus.

Photo - 2. caption: Hippo - drinking water.

Photo - 3. caption: Photo of them swimming.

Photo - 4. caption: Young and Adult Hippopotamuses.

Photo - 5. caption: A close-up of their face.

Photo - 6. caption: A bloat of Hippopotamus.

These photos were captured using Sony 7R M2 with Sigma 150- 500 Lens and NIKON D3100.

Hope you will enjoy these photos.

@AmitabhDey @KLS1 @Alex_kezevadze @Stephanie_OWL @user_not_found @IamJoseFelixAranda @Shaik_esrafil @xamanstar @Bhaskarj55 @Saiyen

[Mukul_Anand]

They’re so big in size I like hippos they look so cute @TravellerG I especially like the photo - 5 because I saw a happy hippo there .

Once again a nice post brother

[TravellerG]

Thank you very much for your immediate response…

Such words are really soothing…

Glad to notice that your choice is Photo No:5…

I really took time to capture these rare shots…

Usually, you can see one or two hippos only… Right?

For your kind information, Nandankanan Zoo has the largest number of Hippos…

Once again thanks for your continuous support, always, dear @Mukul_Anand

[Stephanie_OWL]

Danke, @TravellerG das du mich über deinen Beitrag informiert hast

Ich liebe Flusspferde!

Auch wenn ich mittlerweile weiß, dass sie extrem gefährlich werden können in freier Wildbahn, finde ich immer, dass sie so gemütlich und zufrieden aussehen.

Wir haben in Deutschland auch Nilpferde in einigen Zoos und ich muss IMMER Fotos von ihnen machen

Mit einer Lebenserwartung von 40 - 50 Jahren sind sie ja für die Tierwelt recht langlebig.

Vielen Dank für deinen interessanten Beitrag!

Liebe Grüße aus dem schönen Lipperland im Westen von Deutschland

[TravellerG]

Dear All,

Kindly permit me to tag our friends:

@AdamGT @Nyainurjanah @AjitThite @CAAG1959 @indahnuria @Erna_LaBeau

Hope you all will give me your kind feedback.

Thanks in advance.

[IamJoseFelixAranda]

I think that those animals are enjoyng life as fotographed by you @TravellerG .They have terrace,food,swimming pool and bed for siesta.

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[jakiripsc]

A exclusive collection and a post. This is the first time I see a hippopotamus zoo. Thank you again for your nice post.

[Pratik_89]

Hi @TravellerG another great post by you. It’s really interesting to read all your post coz there is always something new to know in your post.

Great pictures and well written thank you for sharing with us

Happy Guiding

[indahnuria]

As always, thanks for tagging me Sir @TravellerG . I do enjoy the photos and all the information you share about this lovely animal. I have seen some of them in different zoos and I still have one hippo photo on my phone taken in Taman Raya Safari, West Java, Indonesia.

They can definitely look super cute… right @Nyainurjanah @Velvel

[Pratik_89]

@indahnuria the picture you have post of hippo looks like he was waiting for some to take his cute smile picture.

[TravellerG]

Thank you so much for your kind words and the detailed response, dear fellow LG @Stephanie_OWL

I too love hippopotamus… Nandankanan Zoo has a a lot of them…

If I’m right, there are 15 of them there - very well fed & maintained.

“…With a life expectancy of 40 - 50 years, they are quite long-lived for the animal world…” - you are quite true…

Greetings from India to the beautiful Lipperland in western Germany

[TravellerG]

“…those animals are enjoyng life…”

You are absolutely right…

Hippos enjoy siesta a lot… You got it…

In Nandankanan Zoo, they are treated very well!

Clean and beautiful environment is maintained -

No bad odour or garbage…

Thanks for your valuable company… Dear fellow LG @IamJoseFelixAranda

Hope you will remember to tag me in your future posts…

Thanks…

Best regards

[TravellerG]

Hello fellow LG, @user_not_found

“…Nice Post…Eye Candy + Facts = Yes…”

That’s really a nice comment - thanks.

Glad that you enjoyed the post…

“Don’t think i ever “Immortalized” a Hippo with my camera, so unfortunately can’t contribute…”

Don’t worry…next time for sure, please capture…

“…And don’t have any friends to tag…” - & this too, you will have many, soon - kindly remember to tag me in posts, which you like, please… Will be happy to accompany you.

Best wishes, dear friend

[TravellerG]

You are warmly welcome, dear fellow LG @jakiripsc

Happy that my post was informative.

These photos are from Nandankanan Zoo, Bhubaneswar.

Important TIP: Simply by typing the symbol @ before the User Name of an LG (as I have done above, to you), you can send a notification to the other member and that LG will come to know that you are talking to/addressing him - for more details, click ‘Here’.

[TravellerG]

You are warmly welcome, friend @Pratik_89

“It’s really interesting to read all your post coz there is always something new to know in your post”

Thanks for such a lovely message.

Most sincerely & regardfully

TG

[TravellerG]

Hello dear friend, @indahnuria

Very kind of you to take out time to post Hippo photo from Taman Raya Safari, West Java, Indonesia.

Very nice POSE! Captured well… Good close up…

Is it cropped?

Thanks for sharing.

And also thank you for tagging our friends @Nyainurjanah & @Velvel .

Greetings to all…

Warm regards…

[TravellerG]

“…hippo looks like he was waiting for some to take his cute smile picture…”

Very true, dear @Pratik_89

[RoshanBajpaiLG]

@TravellerG the calf in 5th img is a cute 1

[Velvel]

Oh… What a cute post from the hippo @indahnuria

It was a great moment to capture and you nailed it!

Hippopotamus is a cute and strong animal. I could say that most of the time they’re lazy, aren’t they? @TravellerG

You captured the photos so well, Sir!

I will check my old photos whether I have hippo’s photo or not. The last time I visited a zoo in Jakarta was in 2018 back then

Looking forward to another animal’s photo series, Sir. I love animal as well!