Would you travel to Africa to observe a unique animal in the world? we already have done<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>A small motor boat docks in front of a paradisiacal beach, and a group of visitors dressed in hats, water sandals and cameras get off it. At the head of the group is Belmiro, a local guide born on the island of Orango<\/strong> Grande, Guinea Bissau<\/strong>, accustomed to seeing the imposing figure of hippos since childhood. Now, as an adult, he works at the Orango Parque Hotel<\/strong>, and leads excursions like this one, which serve to make the peculiarities of this great mammal known to travelers like us.\u00a0During a walk of about 20 minutes, he introduces us to the singularity of the iconic landscape that surrounds us, and tells us how it changes as the dry season passes.<\/p>\n\u201cWhat in October are meadows covered with green herbs, in December turns into yellowish land typical of the African savannah<\/em>\u201d, he explains just before crossing a stream that is still full of the water that fell during the rainy season.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>![\"hipopotamo](\"https:\/\/www.orangohotel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/135.-Orango.-Exped.-Hipo-opt-1542x1024.jpg\" "\\"135.-Orango.-Exped.-Hipo-opt\\"")
<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span>Unique in the world \u2013 the saltwater or marine hippopotamus<\/h3><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>The croaking of the amphibians accompanies us on that little silent journey, until we again reach the path that will lead us, finally, to the goal that we all share when choosing to travel to this spectacular corner of West Africa, the Bijag\u00f3 archipelago: being able to observe a unique animal in the world, whose protection deserved the creation, more than 25 years ago (in 1996), of the Orango National Park \u2013 Guinea Bissau.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
A small motor boat docks in front of a paradisiacal beach, and a group of visitors dressed in hats, water sandals and cameras get off it. At the head of the group is Belmiro, a local guide born on the island of Orango<\/strong> Grande, Guinea Bissau<\/strong>, accustomed to seeing the imposing figure of hippos since childhood. Now, as an adult, he works at the Orango Parque Hotel<\/strong>, and leads excursions like this one, which serve to make the peculiarities of this great mammal known to travelers like us.\u00a0During a walk of about 20 minutes, he introduces us to the singularity of the iconic landscape that surrounds us, and tells us how it changes as the dry season passes.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat in October are meadows covered with green herbs, in December turns into yellowish land typical of the African savannah<\/em>\u201d, he explains just before crossing a stream that is still full of the water that fell during the rainy season.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div> The croaking of the amphibians accompanies us on that little silent journey, until we again reach the path that will lead us, finally, to the goal that we all share when choosing to travel to this spectacular corner of West Africa, the Bijag\u00f3 archipelago: being able to observe a unique animal in the world, whose protection deserved the creation, more than 25 years ago (in 1996), of the Orango National Park \u2013 Guinea Bissau.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/span><\/div>Unique in the world \u2013 the saltwater or marine hippopotamus<\/h3><\/span>
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