WATCH: Residents shocked by hippo strolling through Cape Town suburb
Just another typical day in South Africa!
As South Africans, we are used to stories about wild animals making their way through cities, suburbs, and other areas they don't necessarily belong in.
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It wasn't too long ago that there was a leopard on the loose in Pretoria and hippo sightings are a common occurrence in La Lucia.
An area that isn't known for its dangerous roaming wildlife is Cape Town, but residents of Grassy Park were left completely baffled when they saw a large hippopotamus walking through their streets.
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Residents took to social media to share videos of the confused and lost hippo walking through the streets.
It was determined that the hippo is one of the resident hippos at Rondevlei Nature Reserve which is close to Grassy Park and it was just trying to find its way home.
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Eventually, the Rondevlei park rangers managed to lead it back to the reserve.
You can watch the footage here:
Last night in Grassy Park a young male Hippo from Rondevlei Nature Reserve went for a walk about! @CityofCT nature reserve rangers quickly guided him back into the reserve.
— alexlansdowne (@alexlansdowne) April 13, 2024
This dispersing male will be relocated to another nature reserve. 🦛 pic.twitter.com/1yxBYCKXgG
Imagine encountering this hippo when walking home in the early hours of Saturday morning in Grassy park! The hippo was safely herded back to the Rondevlei Nature Reserve https://t.co/HnjcUQRxHV #ArriveAlive #Hippo [Video via Radio 786] pic.twitter.com/1gCcQ9cQVG
— Arrive Alive (@_ArriveAlive) April 14, 2024
Luckily no one was harmed and the hippo was also safely returned home.
Good luck convincing non-South Africans that wild animals in the streets is just a myth...
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