'Harry'

salsbells69

'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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'Harry' by salsbells69
  • John Segon-Fisher,  RPA

    John Segon-Fis...

    These are amazing captures, S.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks John! Your comments are much appreciated!

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski

    This is great Sal,well captured.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Matt!

  • Tom Newman

    Tom Newman

    Great photograph salsbells69 :-)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Tom!

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    Wonderful shot Sal, great timing and love the shimmering water :-)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Tracey! Thanks!

  • bnj0

    bnj0

    good photo…...

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thank you bnj0 !

  • africanbush

    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

    aphoto4you

    ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh such a great moment cptured on film…

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou for commenting and adding me to your watchlist aphoto4u!

  • Matt Sillence
  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Matt!

  • Darlene Marryatt-Ruhs

    Darlene Marrya...

    Wow, what a fantastic shot! This is so clear and you’ve caught this at such a perfect moment, great job!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Darlene ~ Thankyou for your lovely comments!

  • BKvonBernhard

    BKvonBernhard

    superb.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    BKvonBernhard~ Thankyou very much!

  • salsbells69

    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

    micmac

    Fantastic capture,what a mouth.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks micmac!

  • Helene Kippert

    Helene Kippert

    Wonderful!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Helene!

  • Jennifer Resemius

    Jennifer Resemius

    amazing capture. great job.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Jennifer!

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    WOW spectacular shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Jeff! :)

  • Kathie Nichols

    Kathie Nichols

    Great capture!

  • filthy6

    filthy6

    That is a great capture, sb69.

  • Steve Bulford

    Steve Bulford

    Nice shot, good action capture!

  • Mark Baldwyn

    Mark Baldwyn

    A trip to the dentist wouldn’t go amiss! a really memorable shot.

  • Rusmwood

    Rusmwood

    Awesome work

  • Mundy Hackett

    Mundy Hackett

    Cool action shot Sal!

  • Daniel J. McCauley IV

    Daniel J. McCa...

    Wow, very cool photo. Excellent timing. Well done!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Daniel!

  • Xenia

    Xenia

    amazing image!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Xenia!

  • Robert Elliott

    Robert Elliott

    stunning capture !!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Robert! glad you like it!

  • GabrielK

    GabrielK

    top rare shot, well done

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou GabrielK!

  • Colin Hollywood

    Colin Hollywood

    A moment in time captured perfectly – well done Sal :-)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Colin!

  • Marvin Collins

    Marvin Collins

    This is a great shot, well done!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Marvin!

  • Nikki Farrow

    Nikki Farrow

    amazing shot! Those teeth are something else!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    nikspix~ thankyou for commenting~!

  • cathy savels

    cathy savels

    Superb!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Cathy!

  • bribiedamo

    bribiedamo

    beautiful capture or a captured …...............ciao

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou bribiedamo

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    wow great shot i love it. man look at those teeth!!!
    and thank you for you comment:-)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers wanda!

  • Victoria Rusnac

    Victoria Rusnac

    scary mouth and teeth

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks for commenting Tori :)

  • Birgitta

    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

    Michael Oubridge

    Terrific capture :)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Birgitta~ Thankyou :) Was lucky with timing..lol

    Percy ~ Thanks :)

  • Antanas

    Antanas

    Great capture…

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Antanas~Thankyou

  • Deon de Waal

    Deon de Waal

    Wow
    Cool capture.
    I’ve only ever seen hippos floating like logs or doing an impersonation of a brick!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Deon~Thankyou!

  • PennyEdwardes

    PennyEdwardes

    brilliant capture! Those teeth are HUGE!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Penny!

  • Mark Gauti

    Mark Gauti

    nice shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Mark :)

  • Samantha Bla Bla

    Samantha Bla Bla

    love this shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou SamanthaR

  • missmilly

    missmilly

    Wow! what a shot!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou missmilly!! :))

  • Michael Rowley KeepsakesPhotography

    Michael Rowley...

    great capture well caught

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Michael~!

  • Shauna  Noble

    Shauna Noble

    brilliant shot – impressive yet comic – floss perhaps?

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    LOL~ Thanks Shauna~!

  • Dan Cahill

    Dan Cahill

    Great shot. Well done

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Dan~!

  • Elf Evans

    Elf Evans

    Fine image…

  • studiofascino

    studiofascino

    great shot!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Elf and Studiofascino~! :))

  • Walter Strength

    Walter Strength

    MMMMM brush those teeth. lol. Great capture. Keep up the good work.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Walter~!

  • Gene Praag

    Gene Praag

    Incredible shot!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Gene~!!!! :))

  • midzing

    midzing

    great capture, well done

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Midzing~!

  • Hagen

    Hagen

    Impressive

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Hagen~!

  • mikrin

    mikrin

    AWESOME!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    mikrin~! thankyou :)

  • Amandalynn Jones

    Amandalynn Jones

    Wow! He’s glorious!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Amandalynn~!

  • Vasile Stan

    Vasile Stan

    Good timing, impressive shot.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks iCandor~!

  • robert murray

    robert murray

    wow great capture!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Robert:)

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    brilliant and timely photograph

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Shanqhaiwu~!

  • SusanC

    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-Cesáreo

    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

    Marvin Tunstall

    Keep up the good work!!!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    SusanC! I was just looking at all my comments..lol..wonderful I thought! Thanks for adding one~!

  • salsbells69

    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

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Marvintunstall~!

  • Gene Praag

    Gene Praag

    Amazing capture!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Gene~!

  • bobbymcleod

    bobbymcleod

    sheesh….check those tusks!!!

  • Barrie

    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

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Barrie!! I dont think I would want to get THAT close LOL!!

  • velveteagle

    velveteagle

    Amazing creatures.. great moment to capture .. It would scare me to death to be in the same water with them..

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    They are amazing creatures..thanks for the appreciation velveteagle~!

  • brian pendrey

    brian pendrey

    wow great capture

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou brirose55~!

  • ozczecho

    ozczecho

    Great shot…what an insight into this giants mouth…..amazing animal.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Ozczecho~!

  • Astrid Pardew

    Astrid Pardew

    Awesome capture! Very timely and your description is the icing on the cake :)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Astrid~!

  • Frank Legault

    Frank Legault

    Beautiful shot!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Frank~!

  • Michael D'Andrea Diaz

    Michael D'Andr...

    Great shot! Perfect timing!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Michael..I was fortunate and a bit rushed~!

  • paulscar

    paulscar

    Wow! nice teeth.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Paul~!

  • stevealder

    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

    salsbells69

    Cheers Steve~!

  • ItsAboutLight

    ItsAboutLight

    Super capture !!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou ItsAboutLight ~!

  • VisionaryImagist

    VisionaryImagist

    great moment captured. well done perfect

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Visionary~!

  • Jeremy Harrington

    Jeremy Harrington

    fantastic shot!!! amazing animal

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Jeremy~!

  • Tigeressly

    Tigeressly

    Wonderful capture, perfectly timed! :-)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Tigeressly~!

  • Peter Rivron

    Peter Rivron

    WOW! Awesome capture.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Peter~!

  • ApeArt

    ApeArt

    wow

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks ApeArt~!

  • Nicole Goggins

    Nicole Goggins

    wow! what a capture! well done…

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou very much Nicole~!

  • Jodie Carruthers

    Jodie Carruthers

    It’s so hard to catch them out of the water. Great shot!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Jodie~!

  • SpaceAce08

    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

    salsbells69

    LOL ~ He doesnt need colgate for that ..let me assure you~! Thanks for stopping in.

  • Jayne Wozniak

    Jayne Wozniak

    Just brilliant… at the right moment.. Excellent focus

  • salsbells69

    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 Vartorella

    Vincent Vartor...

    Probably the most unique Hippo shots that I have seen. Well done.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers Vincent Thanks~!

  • RachelJayne

    RachelJayne

    cool shot :)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks RachelJayne~! :)

  • sajal maskey

    sajal maskey

    really nice shot.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    sajshr ~ Thankyou

  • Kenny Gulley Jr.

    Kenny Gulley Jr.

    danja danja danja…i miss steve

  • Marvin Tunstall

    Marvin Tunstall

    Great shot!!!!!!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Marvin~!

  • Sharon Wormleaton

    Sharon Wormleaton

    Wow this is so cool. Great timing. Lovely colours

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Sharon~!

  • PNFdeb

    PNFdeb

    outstanding images

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Cheers~!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    wow what a big mouth ! lol great shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Lucindawind~ Thanks!

  • roybarry

    roybarry

    What a fantastic shot- great timing and exposure.

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou roybarry~!

  • Mark Gardner

    Mark Gardner

    wonderful capture, great clarity and an animal who knows the importance of oral hygiene :-)

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    LOl~ Thanks hank44.

  • Andy Evans

    Andy Evans

    Great shot, wouldn’t want a nip off that feller
    Well captured

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Andy~!!!

  • KevinH

    KevinH

    hehe you caught him singing! lol amazing shot!

  • s4r4h

    s4r4h

    This is a fantastic photo!!

  • George Lenz

    George Lenz

    nice capture…good timing

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Kevin, S4r4h and gemlenz for stopping by and taking a look..wonderful comments. Thankyou~!!

  • chilloutbuddy

    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

    salsbells69

    Hey good work..! He is impressive though isnt he~!

  • Michael Gatch

    Michael Gatch

    and they kill more people in the wild than any other animal. lumbering beasts. very nice shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thanks Michael..Yes they have been naughty.

  • Kathryn Potempski

    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

    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

    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

    BluAlien

    Wow! Great timing!

  • salsbells69 replied

    BluAlien~ Thankyou once again :)) Your comments are appreciated.

  • Robxavier

    Robxavier

    I’ve seen better teeth on a saw….lol…but don’t tell him that….hehehehe …great capture salsbells

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou very much Robxavier ~! :))

  • Pavlina

    Pavlina

    Nice shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Pavlina~ Thankyou :)

  • lanced200

    lanced200

    well done

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Lance :))

  • Kenrick Rampial

    Kenrick Rampial

    Wow! Nice shot!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thanks so much Kenrick :))

  • Marvin Tunstall

    Marvin Tunstall

    I really like your shot of the hippo, excellent color!

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou Marvinunstall. I wish I had the same saturation in the image as you do in yours!

  • brion

    brion

    Now THAT is one BIG mouth!!!!!!!!!!! Neat shot. :)

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Brion :))

  • Gerard Rotse

    Gerard Rotse

    This is an amazing shot. Well done & thank you for your comments on Namo

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Gerard :))

  • coolowen

    coolowen

    excellent timing! such a magnificent hippo

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou coolowen for your kind comments. Much appreciated :))

  • Rosina  Lamberti

    Rosina Lamberti

    excellent timing! ! !

  • salsbells69 replied

    Rosina~ Cheers. I was lucky :))

  • Wanda  Lechene

    Wanda Lechene

    great work i love it beautiful capture

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Wanda:))

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    stunning capture!! love those teeth and the light is superb!!! so well done indeed!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Why Thankyou dinghysailor~! :))

  • PennyEdwardes

    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

    ShepS

    Great picture – Love it

  • salsbells69 replied

    ShepS~ Thankyou very much :))

  • Julie Langford

    Julie Langfordcommunity host

    Wow – amazing shot – Brilliant capture

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Julie~! :))

  • Charlie  Taylor

    Charlie Taylor

    Looks like fun

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thanks Charlie :)

  • AARDVARK

    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

    ShepS

    Another great shot – brilliant

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou ShepS:))

  • Lance Leopold

    Lance Leopold

    Well caught,top shot!!!!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Lance :))

  • 4getsundaydrvs

    4getsundaydrvs

    amazing capture!! well done!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou :))

  • linaji

    linaji

    as I said even the hippos are raging about you salsbees69!!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou linaji~! :))

  • Neil Swenser

    Neil Swenser

    Great shot Sal

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thanks Neil :D

  • Lam Tran

    Lam Tran

    Excellent shot! He need a toothbrush! lol!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Lam :))

  • dehk

    dehk

    I really like this shot, u capture the subject beautifully.

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou !! :D

  • Crespuscular

    Crespuscular

    You know my sister!
    ;-)

  • salsbells69 replied

    lol..

  • mrcool

    mrcool

    love it!! wish i had teeth to brush LOL.

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou MrCool :))

  • DawsonImages

    DawsonImages

    Great timing, those things are deceptively ferocious

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou very much :))

  • Anthony Hedger

    Anthony Hedger

    A wonderful shot

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Anthony :))

  • salsbells69
  • Irish

    Irish

    Holy S—- ...... what a capture!

  • salsbells69 replied

    lol..Thanks Mil :D

  • djlampkins

    djlampkins

    This is an incredible shot…. so cool!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou :D

  • TFFDavid

    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

    lareejc

    wow! impressive shot; teeth and all!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Cheers Laree! They are mighty big teeth arent they!

  • AthenaBlanco

    AthenaBlanco

    awesome shot – those teeth are amazing

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Athena :D

  • Ken Boxsell

    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

    Tiffany Brown

    Wow!!! what a great shot!! Perfect timing!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much:))

  • WayneD

    WayneD

    Nice image.

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Wayne :D

  • steini

    steini

    Great capture!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Much appreciated compliment Steini, Thankyou :))

  • Paola Jofre

    Paola Jofre

    What a capture!!! perfect timing :)

  • salsbells69 replied

    Cheers Paola:)) Thankyou ~!

  • Kathryn Potempski

    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

    BlaizerB

    perfect timing on this. cheers

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thanks BlaizerB :))

  • KEITH  R. WILLIAMS

    KEITH R. WILL...

    fantastic

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much Keith :))

  • Rachel Counts

    Rachel Counts

    Wow, big teeth that hippo has.. great picture!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much rmcbuckeye :D

  • Ellen

    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

    Jim Caldwell

    Awesome, Sals

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou so much Jim~!! glad you like :))

  • yoshiaki nagashima

    yoshiaki nagas...

    OMOSIROIDESU,KOREWA DAISUKI

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Yoshiaki san.:)) Arigatoo gozaimasu~!

  • Jerame    *

    Jerame *

    excellent capture

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Jerame :))

  • jdmphotography

    jdmphotography

    Awesome capture …........... Fav ….................. (-;

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much Jon~!!!

  • aken

    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

    midzing

    fantastic shot,,, well done

  • salsbells69 replied

    Cheers again~! :))

  • Nick Hunt

    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

    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

    Kuulei2you

    He mea iki ( your welcome)

  • salsbells69 replied

    Wow..love it! thankyou:))

  • Jim Caldwell

    Jim Caldwell

    Terrific shot

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou Jim :D

  • Alessandro Pinto

    Alessandro Pinto

    impressive moment.. so well captured !

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much elbambino :))

  • Ronald Rockman

    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

    Dimf

    Excellent shot of this big one.

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much for that lovely compliment Dimf~! :D

  • shakey

    shakey

    Great capture.

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou shakey~! :D

  • Angel Perry

    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

    RavenSoul

    Amazing shot!

  • salsbells69 replied

    oh..thankyou!

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Looks Viscous except I read he is brushing his teeth lol

  • salsbells69 replied

    Lol..Thanks Vonne :))

  • Anne-Marie Bokslag

    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

    mwfoster

    Wow now I can see why they are the most deadliest creatures. Great shot

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou mwfoster :))

  • JohnThunderbird

    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

    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

    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

    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

    Rhonda Thomassen

    Very nice shot of this big guy. Crystal clear color.

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou very much Rhonda :))

  • Warrior

    Warrior

    cool Shot !!!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou :)))

  • P3T3

    P3T3

    Everyone has already said it…..but it is an amazing shot.

  • richardj

    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

    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

    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

    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

    jwinman

    awesome action shot!

  • salsbells69 replied

    Thankyou!!

  • kevinmawson

    kevinmawson

    Great capture,now that is what i would call, a real mouthful.lol

  • salsbells69 replied

    lol..thanks Kevin! :))

  • cdcantrell

    cdcantrell

    Really awesome shot

  • salsbells69

    salsbells69

    Thankyou very much :)))

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