Tracker gets taken by Hippo

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01 April 2009, 21:12

TANZ-PH

Tracker gets taken by Hippo

Tracker gets taken by hippo bull in Tanzania

01 April 2009, 21:14

TANZ-PH

hahaha...its april 1st!

01 April 2009, 23:26

Sevens

Hippo accounts for the most deaths by animals in Africa every year. Now we know why!

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02 April 2009, 01:58

Use Enough Gun

I've never seen a hippo lay down like a dog to take a half-smiling tracker! That's a first!

02 April 2009, 02:12

DuggaBoye

Assuming it's not "shopped".

How long would you want it to be "dead" before you crawled in for the photo op??

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02 April 2009, 03:30

Jefffive

quote:
Originally posted by DuggaBoye:
Assuming it's not "shopped".

How long would you want it to be "dead" before you crawled in for the photo op??

The day after it was gutted. Don't want no twitchy nerves.

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02 April 2009, 04:09

Michael Robinson

Great photo!

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02 April 2009, 04:40

Harris

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03 April 2009, 08:53

retreever

I thought about haveing my pic taken that way... And it would be my luck he kiboko had one bite left in him and got me... So I passsed on the photo..

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03 April 2009, 22:51

TANZ-PH

quote:
Originally posted by retreever:
I thought about haveing my pic taken that way... And it would be my luck he kiboko had one bite left in him and got me... So I passsed on the photo..

Mike

This kiboko had 2 solids in the brain, shot by my client and his wife ....salama kabisa!!