Hippos enjoy the cool waters in the Mara River. At this time of year however the water level is extremely low, forcing the hippos to stay near the steep river bank, where they can be easily speared by poachers.

More here:
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From the collector:"Not often you get to see behind the scenes on a cruise ship but TW was shown the engine room and galleyon Royal Caribbean's Independence of the Seas. Here we have the engine room footage - six enormous diesel engines are used to power the ship (not all at the same time).

When we dropped in one engine was operating and the heat and noise was quite something."

Martin Couzins, online editor

A pride of lions stealing a gazelle from a jackal. Video from tweeter @maratriangle, a park ranger at Mara Triangle's game preserve in Africa. Learn more at http://maratriangle.wildlifedirect.org/