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Waiting for the plane... Guess how :))))

2008.01.23
I travelled to the north of Cameroon, remember?! I went until Garoua (after Ngaoundéré) And I went back by plane to save on time... But my flight was delayed... So I went to see...

...Afrika!!!!!!....You can see her in the middle of the picture... This is at the Benoué, a big river...

Ok, you can't see her well... So we took a small boat (pirogue) to see her kids...

The Bénoué...

Still nothing...

Aha! Now we see something...

Voilà! Afrika is the mascot of Garoua... A hippopotamus rejected from her pod...But after years, she met a bull and got several calves...(a friend told me the story)

We wanted to see more...

Impressive!

How many? 7 at least!!!

Oh no... more...:)))

Coming...

Approaching...





This was our hero!!!!!:)))


He was speaking in foulfouldé (local language) to let them come...

This is how I used to call my dog or cat as a child! :)))

I've got something for you...


See????!!! Now you have to sing: "That don't Impress me much! oh-oo-oh" :))) (Shania Twain)

He was giving something with corn, he said...

He wants more! :)))

Okay, here... because it's you! :))) The hippo seems to be really happy....

Mouth open...

Hop! Bon appétit!

Even the birds were watching... Don't know the name in english of these birds...

This was the funniest way to wait for the plane ever!!!! It's a pity that I couldn't make a picture with the hippo... I was a little bit in a hurry (for the plane!!!) and I was wearing a skirt (stupid! stupid!) :)))) and I didn't want to take the risk to let my camera fall in the water...But well, it was great! I had to run to catch the flight after...But when I arrived (probably one of the lasts), people at the airport told me: "relaaaaxxx ! don't hurry! the plane is still there!" :))))) So, never stress!
20 Comments
lanmitye wowowow!! Superbe série! Très très belle et géniale!! Mais je croyais que les hypos ne se laissaient pas approcher car ils sont très craintifs et ils peuvent avoir des réactions imprévisibles!!!
lanmitye · 2008-01-25: 16:36
jendayee je suis d'accord ! superbe série ! des hippopotames !!! je n'en ai jamais vus !
jendayee · 2008-01-25: 19:44
mamidou Superbe série effectivement WOW!!!..Il n'a pas peur de
s'approcher d'aussi prêt?...Il ne craint pas les hippopotames?
Il est surrement habituer je crois n'est ce pas!!!
Bravo Naya!
mamidou · 2008-01-25: 22:19
bamommy Oh My goodness. This must have been so exciting to see.
bamommy · 2008-01-25: 23:52
vollenda Wow! That's amazing! They are so big. And those teeth!
vollenda · 2008-01-26: 00:10
tomie bravo! superbe set très impressionnant! je croyais aussi que les hipo étaient sauvages et dangereux!
tomie · 2008-01-26: 03:05
maudlaurens Belle série ! Impressionnant ! Je n'en ai jamais vu non plus ! Pour les oiseaux blancs, je pense qu'il s'agit "d'aigrettes neigeuses", on en trouve également aux Antilles.
maudlaurens · 2008-01-26: 03:27
domelia Excellent set : le gars donne à manger aux Hippopotames comme moi à mes poissons rouges :)))
domelia · 2008-01-26: 20:14
Karibbean thanks for sharing! great post
Karibbean · 2008-01-27: 19:51
miclaud Quelle chance as-tu! Des hippopotames, je ne les ai déjà vus qu'au zoo.... :((
Oh comme j'aime la #26! Mais c'est une superbe série...
miclaud · 2008-01-28: 16:27
RozariaS Fantastic story! well done! :)
RozariaS · 2008-01-30: 10:35
somogyvari Very interseting set!Bravo!
somogyvari · 2008-02-01: 05:21
americo outstanding sequence! :)
americo · 2008-02-01: 09:39
Cabecilha WOW this is a FAB post!

SUPER!! :)
Cabecilha · 2008-02-01: 13:02
flipado aaahhh!! How we wished we had been there with you!!! :)
flipado · 2008-02-01: 13:06
spikepole Great shots. Isn't he a bit close?
spikepole · 2008-02-02: 13:43
mystic1 Fantastic shot
mystic1 · 2008-02-03: 20:59
Aniruddha WOW. Great shots. Id be scared of that big mouth. very nice perspective on the first shot.
Aniruddha · 2008-02-06: 12:13
budrons very nice post about ippopotami.number added to 24 my fav.
budrons · 2008-02-26: 04:01
gilliantaylor These shots look amazing - I really want to find out how I can go and see this hippo. Are there any tour companies that go there?
gilliantaylor · 2008-04-11: 07:20
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