A herd of bathing hippos look like a bubbling ‘mud pool’ as they move like a liquid.

Krishna Sookrit was volunteering in Uganda when she went to visit the country’s Queen Elizabeth National Park on November 3 and was greeted by a smelly sight.

Hilarious footage shows a mound of earth moving like a fluid patch of mud, moving around furiously in front of her.

Only when their ears became visible did it become clear that the ‘mud pool’ was actually a herd of 25 hippos enjoying a stinky bath right in front of her.

Krishna, 61, said: “I screamed when I saw the earth move. It took a few seconds for me to realise that these were hippos.

“Once I realised, I could not stop laughing. It was unbelievable and so funny. But the stink - phew.

“It was absolutely awesome. I did not expect to see hippos rolling in the mud like pigs.

“The hippos are rolling in mud and totally enjoying it.

“There were at least 25 hippos. One poor hippo was left standing outside because there was no room for him.”