22 January 2012

Mud, mud, glorious mud

The Hippopotamus Song kept playing in my mind on safari. That is, when we encountered hippos, warthogs or other animals taking advantage of the cooling effects of mud.  Do you know it?  I found the lyrics online, if you don't.  It's fun. These mucky warthogs found a darn good wallow after a nighttime rain in the Ngornongoro Crater. 









And then there was a hyena ...






A couple of young male lions napping on the wet sand.  Ah, bliss ...





And of course, there were hippos ...




Now doesn't that look lovely?  By the way, a hippo pool is like a liquid barnyard.  It smellS like one too.  Still, it is rather glorious! 

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