Not-so-tiny dancer! Hippo appears to practice synchronised swimming as it splashes around in South Africa national park

Those using the phrase ‘as graceful as a hippo’ has clearly never come across this particular member of the species. This hippopotamus was seen enjoying what closely resembled an unintentional one-man synchronised swimming performance. Using a combination of splashing, turning and stretching one leg out of the water it appeared to have mastered the art […]

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Moment when baby giraffe and mother are rescued from a flooded Kenya island after a 15-MONTH project that saved nine endangered animals from drowning

Wildlife conservations have been working against time to rescue nine endangered giraffes stranded on a flooding Kenyan island and their efforts have finally paid off with the last two being brought to shore. A small calf named Noelle and her mother Ngarikoni were loaded onto the same steel barge that carried the other seven one-mile […]

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Head and shoulders above the rest: Gigantic sea lion strikes a pose amongst his diminutive cousins – although one small friend appears intent on copying his big buddy

Trying to square up to a bigger guy is always a daunting task, so kudos to this little sea lion for trying to match up to its remarkably large cousin. The gigantic Steller sea lion was spending the day among its much smaller relatives – the California sea lion – and the difference is striking. […]

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