Turtle catching a ride

A turtle, blissfully basking in the afternoon sun on what it assumed was a stationary rock, suddenly found itself in motion. Unbeknownst to the reptile, it had chosen the back of a hippopotamus for its sunbathing spot. We had been observing a watering hole in Meru National Park when our presence disturbed the hippo, prompting it to leave the water and head towards the savanna. The turtle, now an unwitting passenger, was in for a bumpy ride as the hippo lumbered into the bush.