Hippo
Search continues for hippo spotted around Fourways
An unusual call was made to the Gauteng agriculture department after several sightings of the animal in the area.
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Fourways residents urged to report location of hippo roaming the urban jungle
The Gauteng Agriculture Department said the hippo was first spotted at the end of last month in Chartwell.
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Hippo strolls into St Lucia petrol station
A video of a hippo casually walking into a garage in the town of St Lucia in northern KwaZulu-Natal this past weekend has gone viral. According to some social media users, hippos strolling in the streets is a common occurrence in the area.
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Hippo 'drops by' the Engen garage in KZN
The animal was spotted strolling into the Engen/OK Express garage in St Lucia on the KwaZulu-Natal north coast on Sunday night and was recorded by a passerby.
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Botswana finds anthrax outbreak after spate of hippo deaths
The Okavango Delta is a major tourist attraction in southern Africa, supporting a diverse range of wildlife.
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Zim hippo deaths likely caused by pesticide - conservation group
The area where the hippos died was close to a river where villagers were spraying their crops against worms.
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Zimbabwean conservationists try rescue stray hippo
National Parks authorities have given vets until Friday to move the hippo or else it will be shot.
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10 die, 5 injured after 'hippo accident'
It’s understood 15 people were cutting up a dead hippo when they were hit by a bakkie.
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Hippo on the loose in Pretoria
Zungeza, the hippo, from the Dinokeng Game Reserve is on the loose in Pretoria.
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Search for CT hippo continues
Cape Town officials are expected to start searching for a two-year-old hippo calf on Wednesday.
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Solly's vet accused of being late
The vet that was hired to tranquilize the stranded hippo arrived four hours late.
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Solly the hippo dies
Solly the hippo has died before an attempt to rescue him could get underway.
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Attempts continue to rescue Solly the hippo
Rescue teams will now drain the pool and tranquilise Solly an attempt to rescue the stuck hippo.
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'Limpopo hippo may not make it'
There are fears that the hippo that got stuck in a pool in Limpopo may not make it out alive.
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Operation Save the Hippo to kickoff
The rescue operation to get a hippo out of a swimming pool in Limpopo has been finalised.
