Dr. Rebecca Lewison

We don't 100% know what they're doing when they're in there in large part because it's not safe for us to get in there and find out.

We don't 100% know what they're doing when they're in there in large part because it's not safe for us to get in there and find out.

We don't 100% know what they're doing when they're in there in large part because it's not safe for us to get in there and find out.

Absolutely. It's an amazing technology that I think has changed a lot. One of the reasons that it's so hard to find out how many hippos we have, that seems like such a simple thing, just go count them like elephants. The problem is when you go do a flyover, right, you take pictures, that's one of the ways that we count, you know, animals in remote areas.

Absolutely. It's an amazing technology that I think has changed a lot. One of the reasons that it's so hard to find out how many hippos we have, that seems like such a simple thing, just go count them like elephants. The problem is when you go do a flyover, right, you take pictures, that's one of the ways that we count, you know, animals in remote areas.

Absolutely. It's an amazing technology that I think has changed a lot. One of the reasons that it's so hard to find out how many hippos we have, that seems like such a simple thing, just go count them like elephants. The problem is when you go do a flyover, right, you take pictures, that's one of the ways that we count, you know, animals in remote areas.

At any one time, there could be 30 to 40 percent of the populations that submerged. Right. They heard a noise and they got scared. And so now they're under the water. So you can't see them. And so drone technology has been amazing opportunity to be able to really count hippos and just get some basic questions like how many are there? Where are they? How are these numbers changing?

At any one time, there could be 30 to 40 percent of the populations that submerged. Right. They heard a noise and they got scared. And so now they're under the water. So you can't see them. And so drone technology has been amazing opportunity to be able to really count hippos and just get some basic questions like how many are there? Where are they? How are these numbers changing?

At any one time, there could be 30 to 40 percent of the populations that submerged. Right. They heard a noise and they got scared. And so now they're under the water. So you can't see them. And so drone technology has been amazing opportunity to be able to really count hippos and just get some basic questions like how many are there? Where are they? How are these numbers changing?

And I know it sounds really basic, but. for something that's the fifth largest land animal, we still don't have great data on that.

And I know it sounds really basic, but. for something that's the fifth largest land animal, we still don't have great data on that.

And I know it sounds really basic, but. for something that's the fifth largest land animal, we still don't have great data on that.

It is not a familiar term with me, but it does kind of make sense. There is certainly a dominant male. And again, people always say like, well, where are the rest of the guys? The rest of the guys live in a bachelor herd at some distance away from the rest of the herd. So it's literally all the other males. So

It is not a familiar term with me, but it does kind of make sense. There is certainly a dominant male. And again, people always say like, well, where are the rest of the guys? The rest of the guys live in a bachelor herd at some distance away from the rest of the herd. So it's literally all the other males. So

It is not a familiar term with me, but it does kind of make sense. There is certainly a dominant male. And again, people always say like, well, where are the rest of the guys? The rest of the guys live in a bachelor herd at some distance away from the rest of the herd. So it's literally all the other males. So

at some point juveniles get kicked out of the main pod and they have to go with the bachelors. And that's where all the other adult males go that aren't the dominant male. So you can find a bachelor herd that's associated with a large polygynous herd.

at some point juveniles get kicked out of the main pod and they have to go with the bachelors. And that's where all the other adult males go that aren't the dominant male. So you can find a bachelor herd that's associated with a large polygynous herd.

at some point juveniles get kicked out of the main pod and they have to go with the bachelors. And that's where all the other adult males go that aren't the dominant male. So you can find a bachelor herd that's associated with a large polygynous herd.

That's exactly it. That they're waiting for their roses. They're waiting for their turn at bat. And they, might challenge that male, right? And that's when you'll see those cool sort of like big gaping fights where they stand off and, you know, fight on the beach. So maybe that's the beach master.

That's exactly it. That they're waiting for their roses. They're waiting for their turn at bat. And they, might challenge that male, right? And that's when you'll see those cool sort of like big gaping fights where they stand off and, you know, fight on the beach. So maybe that's the beach master.