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a small bird perched on the head of a hippo in the Zambezi River
August 27, 2020

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An African jacana rests on the head of a hippo in the Zambezi River. From this perch, the jacana will pick insects off the river's floating vegetation.
Photograph by Chris Johns, Nat Geo Image Collection

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