World Hippo Day, a giant celebration

World Hippo Day, a giant celebration

Hippopotamus mother and baby, Chobe National Park, Botswana (© jacobeukman/Getty Images)

palette

Today in History

Feb 15, 2025The natural ice wall of Misotsuchi, Chichibu, Japan
Feb 15, 2026Celebrating Maha Shivaratri

More Desktop Wallpapers:

Stunning symmetry
Aug 19, 2025Spotted eagle rays
Sep 29, 2023Sangameswara Temple, Andhra Pradesh
Blurring the lines with wearable art
Jul 3, 2025Rainbow River, Rainbow Springs State Park, Florida, United States
Sep 22, 2024Bada Bagh complex in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
We’ve identified these ‘flying objects’
Nature’s blue wonder
For Mother’s Day, we salute these marsupial moms
Feb 27, 2025Polar bear cub, Churchill, Manitoba, Canada
Fit for a fairytale
Aug 31, 2024Rocks and sand in the Sahara, Algeria
Dec 20, 2023Val Gardena, South Tyrol, Dolomites, Italy
Apr 9, 2024Black bear cub emerges into spring
As curious about you as you are about them
Sep 21, 2023International Day of Peace
Meet an expert on the dog days of summer
Nov 10, 2023Badlands National Park, South Dakota, USA
A postcard-perfect landscape
Aug 12, 2024World Elephant Day
Celebrating our looming lunar neighbour
This museum sets the prairie on fire
Jan 15, 2026The fishing village of Reine, Norway
‘Moravian Tuscany’
Time to make an impression
Oct 8, 2023World Octopus Day
Mar 6, 2026The Wave, Vejle, Denmark
Jan 30, 2024Martyrs’ Day
Where is this hidden waterfall?
A day for giving