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JOINED AT THE HIPPO

Separated from the untamed waters of the lower Zambezi by a thin sheet of fibreglass, there is nothing between me and a dominant bull hippopotamus besides my canoe, my camera and about 30 metres of open river.

The canoe feels like it shrinks appreciably as soon as I push away from the riverbank, and with the first oar stroke by Nevers – my trusty safari guide seated behind me – the hippo raises its head a little further and decisively positions itself directly in our path.

“He can be a bit of a

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