'Harry'
‘Harry’ the Hippopotamus – Werribee Open Range – Victoria, Australia – Nov 07
This male is the only one of a breeding program currently at Werribee. I snapped him just after he had finished brushing his teeth on the log behind him’ Believe it or not I think he had just rinsed his mouth out! Its his 30th birthday next weekend~! March 15.
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John Segon-Fis...
These are amazing captures, S.
salsbells69
Thanks John! Your comments are much appreciated!
MattTworkowski
This is great Sal,well captured.
salsbells69
Thanks Matt!
Tom Newman
Great photograph salsbells69 :-)
salsbells69
Thankyou Tom!
Tracey Mac
Wonderful shot Sal, great timing and love the shimmering water :-)
salsbells69
Cheers Tracey! Thanks!
bnj0
good photo…...
salsbells69
Thank you bnj0 !
africanbush
great picture few hippo facts dont know if you know
top speed on land 50km in water 30km
very territorail kill more humans in africa than any other animal
aphoto4you
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh such a great moment cptured on film…
salsbells69
Thankyou for commenting and adding me to your watchlist aphoto4u!
Matt Sillence
wow
salsbells69
Cheers Matt!
Darlene Marrya...
Wow, what a fantastic shot! This is so clear and you’ve caught this at such a perfect moment, great job!
salsbells69
Darlene ~ Thankyou for your lovely comments!
BKvonBernhard
superb.
salsbells69
BKvonBernhard~ Thankyou very much!
salsbells69
africanbush~ Sorry for not replying sooner! Thankyou for your comments and information. Didnt realise they could be so quick on land and in water.
micmac
Fantastic capture,what a mouth.
salsbells69
Thanks micmac!
Helene Kippert
Wonderful!!
salsbells69
Thankyou Helene!
Jennifer Resemius
amazing capture. great job.
salsbells69
Thankyou Jennifer!
Jeff Burns
WOW spectacular shot
salsbells69
Cheers Jeff! :)
Kathie Nichols
Great capture!
filthy6
That is a great capture, sb69.
Steve Bulford
Nice shot, good action capture!
Mark Baldwyn
A trip to the dentist wouldn’t go amiss! a really memorable shot.
Rusmwood
Awesome work
Mundy Hackett
Cool action shot Sal!
Daniel J. McCa...
Wow, very cool photo. Excellent timing. Well done!
salsbells69
Thankyou Daniel!
Xenia
amazing image!
salsbells69
Thanks Xenia!
Robert Elliott
stunning capture !!
salsbells69
Thanks Robert! glad you like it!
GabrielK
top rare shot, well done
salsbells69
Thankyou GabrielK!
Colin Hollywood
A moment in time captured perfectly – well done Sal :-)
salsbells69
Thankyou Colin!
Marvin Collins
This is a great shot, well done!!
salsbells69
Thankyou Marvin!
Nikki Farrow
amazing shot! Those teeth are something else!!
salsbells69
nikspix~ thankyou for commenting~!
cathy savels
Superb!
salsbells69
Thankyou Cathy!
bribiedamo
beautiful capture or a captured …...............ciao
salsbells69
Thankyou bribiedamo
Wanda Lechene
wow great shot i love it. man look at those teeth!!!
and thank you for you comment:-)
salsbells69
Cheers wanda!
Victoria Rusnac
scary mouth and teeth
salsbells69
Thanks for commenting Tori :)
Birgitta
Oh my…
and you say he just got finished brushing his teeth??
:-/
I can only see amazing photography such as this on the Discovery Channel.
(well, and the zoo) I’ve wanted to go to Austrailia for over 20 years. sigh
Lucky you! Good timing here. :)
Michael Oubridge
Terrific capture :)
salsbells69
Birgitta~ Thankyou :) Was lucky with timing..lol
Percy ~ Thanks :)
Antanas
Great capture…
salsbells69
Antanas~Thankyou
Deon de Waal
Wow
Cool capture.
I’ve only ever seen hippos floating like logs or doing an impersonation of a brick!!
salsbells69
Deon~Thankyou!
PennyEdwardes
brilliant capture! Those teeth are HUGE!!
salsbells69
Cheers Penny!
Mark Gauti
nice shot
salsbells69
Cheers Mark :)
Samantha Bla Bla
love this shot
salsbells69
Thankyou SamanthaR
missmilly
Wow! what a shot!
salsbells69
Thankyou missmilly!! :))
Michael Rowley...
great capture well caught
salsbells69
Thanks Michael~!
Shauna Noble
brilliant shot – impressive yet comic – floss perhaps?
salsbells69
LOL~ Thanks Shauna~!
Dan Cahill
Great shot. Well done
salsbells69
Thankyou Dan~!
Elf Evans
Fine image…
studiofascino
great shot!
salsbells69
Thankyou Elf and Studiofascino~! :))
Walter Strength
MMMMM brush those teeth. lol. Great capture. Keep up the good work.
salsbells69
Thankyou Walter~!
Gene Praag
Incredible shot!
salsbells69
Thankyou Gene~!!!! :))
midzing
great capture, well done
salsbells69
Thankyou Midzing~!
Hagen
Impressive
salsbells69
Thanks Hagen~!
mikrin
AWESOME!!!
salsbells69
mikrin~! thankyou :)
Amandalynn Jones
Wow! He’s glorious!
salsbells69
Thankyou Amandalynn~!
Vasile Stan
Good timing, impressive shot.
salsbells69
Thanks iCandor~!
robert murray
wow great capture!
salsbells69
Thankyou Robert:)
shanghaiwu
brilliant and timely photograph
salsbells69
Thankyou Shanqhaiwu~!
SusanC
Oh my…look at all your comments!! This is a great shot… man those teeth are disgusting…can you imagine his breath?? Not sure I would want to breed with him if I was a girl hippo!!! :)
Carmen Mandel-...
Lovely creature in an interesting capture, Sals. You gave us a good opportunity to see how they perform their dental hygiene.
Marvin Tunstall
Keep up the good work!!!!!
salsbells69
SusanC! I was just looking at all my comments..lol..wonderful I thought! Thanks for adding one~!
salsbells69
Carmen! thankyou for stopping by amidst your busy schedule! I was very very lucky considering Mr Hippo is not viewed by the public..very fortunate.
salsbells69
Thankyou Marvintunstall~!
Gene Praag
Amazing capture!
salsbells69
Cheers Gene~!
bobbymcleod
sheesh….check those tusks!!!
Barrie
What a great shot and good composition and detail! They are always asleep when I’m there
They have shocking breath, so I’m told, just as well you had a good lens!
Barrie
salsbells69
Thankyou Barrie!! I dont think I would want to get THAT close LOL!!
velveteagle
Amazing creatures.. great moment to capture .. It would scare me to death to be in the same water with them..
salsbells69
They are amazing creatures..thanks for the appreciation velveteagle~!
brian pendrey
wow great capture
salsbells69
Thankyou brirose55~!
ozczecho
Great shot…what an insight into this giants mouth…..amazing animal.
salsbells69
Thanks Ozczecho~!
Astrid Pardew
Awesome capture! Very timely and your description is the icing on the cake :)
salsbells69
Thankyou Astrid~!
Frank Legault
Beautiful shot!!!
salsbells69
Thankyou Frank~!
Michael D'Andr...
Great shot! Perfect timing!
salsbells69
Thanks Michael..I was fortunate and a bit rushed~!
paulscar
Wow! nice teeth.
salsbells69
Thanks Paul~!
stevealder
Wow, Wow, Wow…......a great peak-of-action shot !! You were at the right place at the right time and captured a great picture. Regards, Steve
salsbells69
Cheers Steve~!
ItsAboutLight
Super capture !!
salsbells69
Thankyou ItsAboutLight ~!
VisionaryImagist
great moment captured. well done perfect
salsbells69
Thankyou Visionary~!
Jeremy Harrington
fantastic shot!!! amazing animal
salsbells69
Thankyou Jeremy~!
Tigeressly
Wonderful capture, perfectly timed! :-)
salsbells69
Thankyou Tigeressly~!
Peter Rivron
WOW! Awesome capture.
salsbells69
Thankyou Peter~!
ApeArt
wow
salsbells69
Thanks ApeArt~!
Nicole Goggins
wow! what a capture! well done…
salsbells69
Thankyou very much Nicole~!
Jodie Carruthers
It’s so hard to catch them out of the water. Great shot!!!
salsbells69
Thanks Jodie~!
SpaceAce08
Excellent shot Sal. I’ll have to get out to the open Zoo at Werribee one of these days. Did he use Colgate fluoriguard to clean his teeth? That will give him the ring of confidence. lol
salsbells69
LOL ~ He doesnt need colgate for that ..let me assure you~! Thanks for stopping in.
Jayne Wozniak
Just brilliant… at the right moment.. Excellent focus
salsbells69
Thankyou Jayne..timing was everything and a bruised knee for running across the seats of a bus in a rush to capture it~!
Vincent Vartor...
Probably the most unique Hippo shots that I have seen. Well done.
salsbells69
Cheers Vincent Thanks~!
RachelJayne
cool shot :)
salsbells69
Thanks RachelJayne~! :)
sajal maskey
really nice shot.
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sajshr ~ Thankyou
Kenny Gulley Jr.
danja danja danja…i miss steve
Marvin Tunstall
Great shot!!!!!!
salsbells69
Thanks Marvin~!
Sharon Wormleaton
Wow this is so cool. Great timing. Lovely colours
salsbells69
Thankyou Sharon~!
PNFdeb
outstanding images
salsbells69
Cheers~!
Lucindawind
wow what a big mouth ! lol great shot
salsbells69
Lucindawind~ Thanks!
roybarry
What a fantastic shot- great timing and exposure.
salsbells69
Thankyou roybarry~!
Mark Gardner
wonderful capture, great clarity and an animal who knows the importance of oral hygiene :-)
salsbells69
LOl~ Thanks hank44.
Andy Evans
Great shot, wouldn’t want a nip off that feller
Well captured
salsbells69
Thankyou Andy~!!!
KevinH
hehe you caught him singing! lol amazing shot!
s4r4h
This is a fantastic photo!!
George Lenz
nice capture…good timing
salsbells69
Thankyou Kevin, S4r4h and gemlenz for stopping by and taking a look..wonderful comments. Thankyou~!!
chilloutbuddy
Hehe I got one from exactly the same guy at Werribee zoo (mine is just yawning tho so not too impressive). Great timing!
salsbells69
Hey good work..! He is impressive though isnt he~!
Michael Gatch
and they kill more people in the wild than any other animal. lumbering beasts. very nice shot
salsbells69
Thanks Michael..Yes they have been naughty.
Kathryn Potempski
How wonderful, fantastic shot.
thank you for your comments S
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Kathryn! Thanks for taking the time to view and comment. And its my pleasure. You have some wonderful images.. :)
Kathryn Potempski replied
I am clad I found you, we seem to have a lot in common, I have a three zoo pass so I often go to the Werribee Zoo as its just down the Road from Me
salsbells69 replied
Lucky you Kathryn. I dont get to the zoos much and I have never visited healesville. Will one day though :)
Eyal Nahmias
Good timing and capture. A well composed image with excellent details and colors. Consider some cloning on the hippo cheeks to remove some of the large patches of highlights, the viewer attention is drawn to the extreme highlight at first. Overall a well seen and recorded wildlife image.
salsbells69 replied
Eyal~ Thankyou very much for your critique. If I ever get some editing software I will have a fiddle and see what happens. Your comments are much appreciated. Thankyou!!! :))
JeffreySchuka
Great timing. Not your everyday shot of a hippo. Great work.
salsbells69 replied
Hey Jeffrey~ Thankyou very much for stopping by and commenting :)
BluAlien
Wow! Great timing!
salsbells69 replied
BluAlien~ Thankyou once again :)) Your comments are appreciated.
Robxavier
I’ve seen better teeth on a saw….lol…but don’t tell him that….hehehehe …great capture salsbells
salsbells69
Thankyou very much Robxavier ~! :))
Pavlina
Nice shot
salsbells69
Pavlina~ Thankyou :)
lanced200
well done
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Lance :))
Kenrick Rampial
Wow! Nice shot!
salsbells69 replied
Thanks so much Kenrick :))
Marvin Tunstall
I really like your shot of the hippo, excellent color!
salsbells69
Thankyou Marvinunstall. I wish I had the same saturation in the image as you do in yours!
brion
Now THAT is one BIG mouth!!!!!!!!!!! Neat shot. :)
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Brion :))
Gerard Rotse
This is an amazing shot. Well done & thank you for your comments on Namo
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Gerard :))
coolowen
excellent timing! such a magnificent hippo
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou coolowen for your kind comments. Much appreciated :))
Rosina Lamberti
excellent timing! ! !
salsbells69 replied
Rosina~ Cheers. I was lucky :))
Wanda Lechene
great work i love it beautiful capture
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Wanda:))
dinghysailor1
stunning capture!! love those teeth and the light is superb!!! so well done indeed!
salsbells69 replied
Why Thankyou dinghysailor~! :))
PennyEdwardes
Awesome capture!! I couldn’t work out what it was when I looked at the thumbnail…...but when I clicked on it, it all became very clear! lol! Love it!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Penny..so glad you clicked~!!! :))
ShepS
Great picture – Love it
salsbells69 replied
ShepS~ Thankyou very much :))
Julie Langford
Wow – amazing shot – Brilliant capture
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Julie~! :))
Charlie Taylor
Looks like fun
salsbells69 replied
Thanks Charlie :)
AARDVARK
Memories of my Ex’s mother! Seriously though good work. I managed something similar in South Africa but not as good.
salsbells69 replied
Aardvark~ LOL~Thankyou!
ShepS
Another great shot – brilliant
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou ShepS:))
Lance Leopold
Well caught,top shot!!!!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Lance :))
4getsundaydrvs
amazing capture!! well done!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou :))
linaji
as I said even the hippos are raging about you salsbees69!!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou linaji~! :))
Neil Swenser
Great shot Sal
salsbells69 replied
Thanks Neil :D
Lam Tran
Excellent shot! He need a toothbrush! lol!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Lam :))
dehk
I really like this shot, u capture the subject beautifully.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou !! :D
Crespuscular
You know my sister!
;-)
salsbells69 replied
lol..
mrcool
love it!! wish i had teeth to brush LOL.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou MrCool :))
DawsonImages
Great timing, those things are deceptively ferocious
salsbells69
Thankyou very much :))
Anthony Hedger
A wonderful shot
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Anthony :))
salsbells69
Irish
Holy S—- ...... what a capture!
salsbells69 replied
lol..Thanks Mil :D
djlampkins
This is an incredible shot…. so cool!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou :D
TFFDavid
The last thing I expected to see was a photo of the ex Mother in Law on the internet. lol
salsbells69 replied
LOL…another member on here said the same thing..lol..oh dear~!
lareejc
wow! impressive shot; teeth and all!
salsbells69 replied
Cheers Laree! They are mighty big teeth arent they!
AthenaBlanco
awesome shot – those teeth are amazing
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Athena :D
Ken Boxsell
Awesome shot Sals. Fantastic timing…..........I waited for hours at Dubbo zoo and the best I got was a couple of eyes in the water .lol:-)
salsbells69 replied
awww…its all in the timing..i busted a knee cap on the bus getting across to the other side to take this..lol..I am hearing your pain though Ken…but hey your shots…are AWESOME :D
Tiffany Brown
Wow!!! what a great shot!! Perfect timing!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much:))
WayneD
Nice image.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Wayne :D
steini
Great capture!
salsbells69 replied
Much appreciated compliment Steini, Thankyou :))
Paola Jofre
What a capture!!! perfect timing :)
salsbells69 replied
Cheers Paola:)) Thankyou ~!
Kathryn Potempski
glad you made it to my side of town Sals, fantastic! capture well done great shot
salsbells69 replied
Hey Kathryn~! Thankyou so much:))
BlaizerB
perfect timing on this. cheers
salsbells69 replied
Thanks BlaizerB :))
KEITH R. WILL...
fantastic
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Keith :))
Rachel Counts
Wow, big teeth that hippo has.. great picture!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much rmcbuckeye :D
Ellen
Very beautiful image of this animal, taken at the right moment! (Thanks for your comment on my ladybug)
salsbells69 replied
My pleasure Ellen. Thankyou so much for taking the time to look and comment. :D
Jim Caldwell
Awesome, Sals
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou so much Jim~!! glad you like :))
yoshiaki nagas...
OMOSIROIDESU,KOREWA DAISUKI
salsbells69
Yoshiaki san.:)) Arigatoo gozaimasu~!
Jerame *
excellent capture
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Jerame :))
jdmphotography
Awesome capture …........... Fav ….................. (-;
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Jon~!!!
aken
That really is a great shot. With their size and those teeth I can see why they have few natural enemies.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Aken:)) they are the biggest killers in Africa I hear.
midzing
fantastic shot,,, well done
salsbells69 replied
Cheers again~! :))
Nick Hunt
Great shot, handy being able to take these in Oz!
salsbells69 replied
Yes~!!! Very handy:))..i dont like flying either..so its only a half hour drive from here! Very handy :D
Kuulei2you
OMG I thought I’d never get to the bottom of all those comments, now I forgot what I was gonna say oh no can’t go all the way back I will forget again, Oh yea, how could I forget, that awesome Hippo Gee you don’t see those guys too often! Great capture!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou~! Thats a lovely compliment :D
Kuulei2you
He mea iki ( your welcome)
salsbells69 replied
Wow..love it! thankyou:))
Jim Caldwell
Terrific shot
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Jim :D
Alessandro Pinto
impressive moment.. so well captured !
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much elbambino :))
Ronald Rockman
Hi Sal,
Deserves to be on front cover of an International Photo Magazine
The perfect shot that didn’t get away, love the movement the colour and the composition.
U Dun Gud
salsbells69 replied
wow,,cheers..great compliment:)) Thankyou :D
Dimf
Excellent shot of this big one.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much for that lovely compliment Dimf~! :D
shakey
Great capture.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou shakey~! :D
Angel Perry
Whoa! I see why I had to scroll down so far:) Fantastic shot. you caught him in a perfect moment:) Straight to the favs!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Angel~!!!
RavenSoul
Amazing shot!
salsbells69 replied
oh..thankyou!
RavenSoul
Looks Viscous except I read he is brushing his teeth lol
salsbells69 replied
Lol..Thanks Vonne :))
Anne-Marie Bok...
Hmmm, looks like he need a dentist…lol. Great catch of the moment.
salsbells69 replied
Lol..Yes you have to wonder how they keep thier mouth closed! Thankyou Anne-Marie :))
mwfoster
Wow now I can see why they are the most deadliest creatures. Great shot
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou mwfoster :))
JohnThunderbird
♪♫ Harry here boy..♪♫ these things kill a lot of people in Africa I believe. They can run 40kph under water I heard lol.
salsbells69 replied
lol..They can!! Thanks for swinging past John.
JohnThunderbird
not very hyrdodynamic are they lol I know a few people with mouths this big!
salsbells69 replied
lol..not at all. But never mess with them!
JohnThunderbird
you know I’ve looked at Harry for a third time, and those teeth look like bloody vampire stakes! and those matrix plugs in the roof of his mouth, how do they eat with all this ivory?
salsbells69 replied
Its all vegetable..what they eat. Technically they are herbivores..just eat the water weeds and grass.. not unlike the manatee.
Cariad
I’d just LOVE to hear that joke…♥
Wonderful shot ~ love the added interest about this fella too ♥
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Cariad~! Much appreciated :))
Rhonda Thomassen
Very nice shot of this big guy. Crystal clear color.
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Rhonda :))
Warrior
cool Shot !!!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou :)))
P3T3
Everyone has already said it…..but it is an amazing shot.
richardj
i think he needs to brush them a bit more!
why not a shot from above? haha. great flick
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou Richard :))
ZenAkita
stunning image! The intimacy you get here of an animal that holds an evil little known african record.
This stunning creature that I always love seeing is the record holder for the deadliest creature in africal. They hold the record for the most amount of humans killed every year. You still have to love these wet pigs though.
Great angle and perspective!
salsbells69
You are so right about them.. You would never think that they would or could kill but the record is right. Thanks for your comment and view!
janfoster
what a trully wonderful capture either I’m hungry or it’s a yawn
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou very much Jan!! He was brushing his teeth on the log behind him :)))
jwinman
awesome action shot!
salsbells69 replied
Thankyou!!
kevinmawson
Great capture,now that is what i would call, a real mouthful.lol
salsbells69 replied
lol..thanks Kevin! :))
cdcantrell
Really awesome shot
salsbells69
Thankyou very much :)))