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Pod of Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius) in Luangwa Valley, Zambia, 2002. Taken and submitted by Paul Maritz (Paulmaz)

This image is used in a discussion at en:Wikipedia talk:Featured picture candidates/Archive9#JPEG compression - When less is more to demonstrate how recompressing an image can result in thumbnails with larger filesizes.

This is a retouched picture, which means that it has been digitally altered from its original version. Modifications: Lighten image and remove plant material from a hippo's back. The original can be viewed here: Hippo pod.jpg. Modifications made by Fir0002.