Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) head against head, Kenya , Masaï Mara, National Reserve

hippopotamus amphibius hippopotamus hippopotamidae artiodactyla mammalia vertebrata hippopotamus amphibius hippopotamus (hippopotamus amphibius) natural reserve adult head tenderness close up portrait watering place masai mara national reserve hippopotamus wet pair social contact vulnerable (iucn) vu cites appendix 2 september water surface nobody hippopotamuses (hippopotamus amphibius) nature reserves nature reserve adults heads affection good looking cute tenderly caress caresses tendernesses close ups portraits backwaters watering places backwater waterhole waterholes masai mara (nature reserve) masai mara (game reserve) soak soaked soaks duet pairs duets 2 two social contacts vulnerable species water surfaces watersurface watersurfaces with nobody hippopotamus (hippopotamidae sp) even toed ungulate ungulate mammal wild animal environment protection environment management biodiversity management environment stage of development individual general morphology morphology organism emotion shot freshwater wetland area area rift valley province kenya east africa africa hippopotamidae artiodactyla mammalia vertebrata physical morphology enumeration communicate social behaviour behavior threatened endangered species iucn red list of threatened species species convention on international trade in endangered species of wild water (matter) matter (substance)