Herds of endangered hippos trapped in mud in drought-hit Botswana

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Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana.

This aerial view shows hippos stuck in a dried up channel near the Nxaraga village in the Okavango Delta on the outskirts of Maun. Image: Monirul Bhuiyan / AFPThis aerial view shows hippos stuck in a dried up channel near the Nxaraga village in the Okavango Delta on the outskirts of Maun.

“The riverine vegetation is poor and the hippo in Ngamiland depends on the water flowing through the Okavango Delta systems,” Moseki added. They were still looking into the how many hippos had died in the pools, he said.

 

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