{"id":605107,"date":"2026-01-26T14:50:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:50:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/?p=605107"},"modified":"2026-01-26T14:52:58","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:52:58","slug":"is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthrangers.com\/EN\/US\/videos\/is-this-bird-surfing-on-a-hippo-2\/","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=hCIXAJhxzVcAZLf_\" 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<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<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Isn\u2019t that cool?! What did you think of this story?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\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. 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