An adult and baby hippo in the shallows near the bank of the River Nile, Uganda, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) calf by its mother, Serengeti National Park, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) with calf, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) in the river Khwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) with calf, Mara River, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) with calf, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) with calf, Chobe National Park, Botswana, Africa

Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius), Chobe River, Botswana, Africa

Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) with calf, Kruger National Park, Mpumalanga, South Africa, Africa

Hippopotamus pod (Hippopotamus amphibius), Queen Elizabeth National Park; Western Region, Uganda

Hippopotamus and calf (Hippopotamus amphibius) by Kazinga Channel, Queen Elizabeth National Park; Western Region, Uganda

A hippo and calf, Hippopotamus amphibius, walk through a river at sunset, Sabi Sands, South Africa