As the dry season takes hold, and the hippos munch through all the vegetation in the lagoons, the bloom of weed below the surface gives the water a temporary green tinge.

A large bull hippo eyes me up from the murky waters of a muddy lagoon in South Luangwa, Zambia.

A large bull hippo eyes me up from the murky waters of a muddy lagoon in South Luangwa, Zambia.