A line of hippos crossing a parking lot has everyone giggling – the hippo train was made up of four hippos carefully walking nose to tail.
St Lucia, South Africa (27 February 2024) – St Lucia residents are no strangers to hippos making appearances in and around town. A recent sighting has the internet giggling!
St Lucia is surrounded by wetlands that are home to around 800 hippos so one is always able to spot one or two. They often make their way into town, and it is always a spectacle. St Lucia is a settlement in Umkhanyakude District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The small town is mainly a hub for the Greater St Lucia Wetlands Park which is undoubtedly the largest Hippo Population in South Africa.
The hippo groups occur in the area of iSimangaliso Wetland Park, and St Lucia is situated in the heart of this wetland. They play a vital role in nutrient distribution for the area and the species as a whole plays a role in keeping rivers healthy.
Recently, The Little Bush Baby Co. shared a video of four hippos walking in a line through their parking lot. They called it the “Hippo Train”. Take a look at the moment below:
Sources: The Little Bush Baby Co
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