Hippo Charge

Hippopotamus, South Luangwa National Park, Zambia. While travelling down the Luangwa River by boat, we came round a bend to find a newborn baby hippo and its mother on a sandbank. We cut the engine so that we could drift past quietly. I had my lens focussed on the adorable baby when I became aware of a frantic pattering noise emanating from my right. I swung my lens round and was greeted by a terrifying sight; an angry mother hippo in full charge! We had no time to start the engine and escape. Fortunately she stopped a few metres away and we were able to beat a hasty retreat!