{"id":605101,"date":"2026-01-26T14:45:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=605101"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:45:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:45:59","slug":"is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/","title":{"rendered":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uIhBg0SMicE?si=wgY-ilPXwSCvBQx1\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p>Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it&#8217;s an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out her socials: @JudyLehmbergEpicNature<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg&nbsp;<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"986\" height=\"846\" data-id=\"605103\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022.png 986w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022-768x659.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022-150x129.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022-696x597.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142022-490x420.png 490w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 986px) 100vw, 986px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1329\" height=\"908\" data-id=\"605104\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605104\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334.png 1329w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-1024x700.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-236x160.png 236w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-768x525.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-150x102.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-218x150.png 218w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-696x476.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-1068x730.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-141334-615x420.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1329px) 100vw, 1329px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"821\" data-id=\"605105\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-1024x821.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-605105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-1024x821.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-300x241.png 300w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-768x616.png 768w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-150x120.png 150w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-696x558.png 696w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-1068x857.png 1068w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146-524x420.png 524w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142146.png 1132w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/JudyLehmberg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-604746\" style=\"width:204px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/JudyLehmberg-1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/JudyLehmberg-1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Some people have a real passion for nature, and&nbsp;Judy&nbsp;Lehmberg is one of them! &nbsp;Judy&nbsp;makes her films to inspire her audience to love and protect nature as much as she does. As a former college biology teacher,&nbsp; she uses her expertise to capture some epic wildlife footage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you\u2019re bonkers for butterflies, wild about wild dogs, or simply love watching baby robins grow up, there&#8217;s something to learn from each of her videos.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong>Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/biopicsbyjudylehmberg\/\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/biopicsbyjudylehmberg\/ <\/a>to learn more<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it&#8217;s an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":148217,"featured_media":605102,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1815],"tags":[990,1842],"class_list":{"0":"post-605101","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-youtube","8":"tag-hippo","9":"tag-judy-lehmberg","10":"post_format-post-format-video"},"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO 4.9.9 - aioseo.com -->\n\t<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it&#039;s an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"max-image-preview:large\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Olivia Oneil\"\/>\n\t<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"generator\" content=\"All in One SEO (AIOSEO) 4.9.9\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Earth Rangers -\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it&#039;s an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-26T19:45:57+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-01-26T19:45:59+00:00\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers\" \/>\n\t\t<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it&#039;s an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out\" \/>\n\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"aioseo-schema\">\n\t\t\t{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"BlogPosting\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#blogposting\",\"name\":\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers\",\"headline\":\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/author\\\/ooneil\\\/#author\"},\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142240.png\",\"width\":1302,\"height\":761},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-26T14:45:57-05:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-26T14:45:59-05:00\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#webpage\"},\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#webpage\"},\"articleSection\":\"YouTube, hippo, Judy Lehmberg, Video\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#breadcrumblist\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US#listItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/category\\\/youtube\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"YouTube\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/category\\\/youtube\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"YouTube\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/category\\\/youtube\\\/\",\"nextItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?\"},\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US#listItem\",\"name\":\"Home\"}},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#listItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?\",\"previousItem\":{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/category\\\/youtube\\\/#listItem\",\"name\":\"YouTube\"}}]},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Earth Rangers: Where kids go to save animals!\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"\\\/public\\\/content\\\/wildwire\\\/EarthRangers_Logo.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#organizationLogo\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#organizationLogo\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/author\\\/ooneil\\\/#author\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/author\\\/ooneil\\\/\",\"name\":\"Olivia Oneil\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#authorImage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/d97c599301aa96e0d2241eafb3f474276946d9779b219d8cdc1ea6e266552e86?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"width\":96,\"height\":96,\"caption\":\"Olivia Oneil\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#webpage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/\",\"name\":\"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers\",\"description\":\"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it's an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/#website\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#breadcrumblist\"},\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/author\\\/ooneil\\\/#author\"},\"creator\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/author\\\/ooneil\\\/#author\"},\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142240.png\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#mainImage\",\"width\":1302,\"height\":761},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/youtube\\\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\\\/#mainImage\"},\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-26T14:45:57-05:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-01-26T14:45:59-05:00\"},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/\",\"name\":\"Earth Rangers\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.earthrangers.com\\\/EN\\\/US\\\/#organization\"}}]}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<!-- All in One SEO -->\n\n","aioseo_head_json":{"title":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers","description":"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it's an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out","canonical_url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/","robots":"max-image-preview:large","keywords":"","webmasterTools":{"miscellaneous":""},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#blogposting","name":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers","headline":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/author\/ooneil\/#author"},"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/#organization"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142240.png","width":1302,"height":761},"datePublished":"2026-01-26T14:45:57-05:00","dateModified":"2026-01-26T14:45:59-05:00","inLanguage":"en-US","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#webpage"},"isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#webpage"},"articleSection":"YouTube, hippo, Judy Lehmberg, Video"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#breadcrumblist","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US#listItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/category\/youtube\/#listItem","name":"YouTube"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/category\/youtube\/#listItem","position":2,"name":"YouTube","item":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/category\/youtube\/","nextItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#listItem","name":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?"},"previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US#listItem","name":"Home"}},{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#listItem","position":3,"name":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?","previousItem":{"@type":"ListItem","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/category\/youtube\/#listItem","name":"YouTube"}}]},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/#organization","name":"Earth Rangers: Where kids go to save animals!","url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"\/public\/content\/wildwire\/EarthRangers_Logo.png","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#organizationLogo"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#organizationLogo"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/author\/ooneil\/#author","url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/author\/ooneil\/","name":"Olivia Oneil","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#authorImage","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d97c599301aa96e0d2241eafb3f474276946d9779b219d8cdc1ea6e266552e86?s=96&d=mm&r=g","width":96,"height":96,"caption":"Olivia Oneil"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#webpage","url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/","name":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers","description":"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it's an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out","inLanguage":"en-US","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/#website"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#breadcrumblist"},"author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/author\/ooneil\/#author"},"creator":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/author\/ooneil\/#author"},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-content\/uploads\/Screenshot-2026-01-26-142240.png","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#mainImage","width":1302,"height":761},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/#mainImage"},"datePublished":"2026-01-26T14:45:57-05:00","dateModified":"2026-01-26T14:45:59-05:00"},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/","name":"Earth Rangers","inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/#organization"}}]},"og:locale":"en_US","og:site_name":"Earth Rangers -","og:type":"article","og:title":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers","og:description":"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it's an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out","og:url":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/","article:published_time":"2026-01-26T19:45:57+00:00","article:modified_time":"2026-01-26T19:45:59+00:00","twitter:card":"summary","twitter:title":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo? - Earth Rangers","twitter:description":"Why and how is this bird standing on a hippo and gliding over the water? Is something wrong with his wings? Maybe it's an extreme animal water sport or a smart survival move? What\u2019s really going on here, Earth Rangers? Special thanks to Epic Nature with Judy Lehmberg for sharing this incredible story. Check out"},"aioseo_meta_data":{"post_id":"605101","title":null,"description":null,"keywords":null,"keyphrases":{"focus":{"keyphrase":"","score":0,"analysis":{"keyphraseInTitle":{"score":0,"maxScore":9,"error":1}}},"additional":[]},"primary_term":null,"canonical_url":null,"og_title":null,"og_description":null,"og_object_type":"default","og_image_type":"default","og_image_url":null,"og_image_width":null,"og_image_height":null,"og_image_custom_url":null,"og_image_custom_fields":null,"og_video":"","og_custom_url":null,"og_article_section":null,"og_article_tags":null,"twitter_use_og":false,"twitter_card":"default","twitter_image_type":"default","twitter_image_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_url":null,"twitter_image_custom_fields":null,"twitter_title":null,"twitter_description":null,"schema":{"blockGraphs":[],"customGraphs":[],"default":{"data":{"Article":[],"Course":[],"Dataset":[],"FAQPage":[],"Movie":[],"Person":[],"Product":[],"ProductReview":[],"Car":[],"Recipe":[],"Service":[],"SoftwareApplication":[],"WebPage":[]},"graphName":"BlogPosting","isEnabled":true},"graphs":[]},"schema_type":"default","schema_type_options":null,"pillar_content":false,"robots_default":true,"robots_noindex":false,"robots_noarchive":false,"robots_nosnippet":false,"robots_nofollow":false,"robots_noimageindex":false,"robots_noodp":false,"robots_notranslate":false,"robots_max_snippet":"-1","robots_max_videopreview":"-1","robots_max_imagepreview":"large","priority":null,"frequency":"default","local_seo":null,"breadcrumb_settings":null,"limit_modified_date":false,"ai":{"faqs":[],"keyPoints":[],"titles":[],"descriptions":[],"socialPosts":{"email":[],"linkedin":[],"twitter":[],"facebook":[],"instagram":[]}},"created":"2026-01-26 19:35:16","updated":"2026-01-26 19:45:59","seo_analyzer_scan_date":null},"aioseo_breadcrumb":"<div class=\"aioseo-breadcrumbs\"><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\" title=\"Home\">Home<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/category\/youtube\/\" title=\"YouTube\">YouTube<\/a>\n\t\t<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb-separator\">&raquo;<\/span><span class=\"aioseo-breadcrumb\">\n\t\t\tIs This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?\n\t\t<\/span><\/div>","aioseo_breadcrumb_json":[{"label":"Home","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US"},{"label":"YouTube","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/category\/youtube\/"},{"label":"Is This Bird Surfing on a Hippo?","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/youtube\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo\/"}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605101","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/148217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=605101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":605106,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/605101\/revisions\/605106"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/605102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=605101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=605101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=605101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}