Jessica, the Pet Hippo.

Meet Jessica, a three-quarters of a ton pet hippo of retired game warden Tonie Joubert and his wife Shirley:

The hippo greets Tonie, in particular, with special grunts and flicking ears whenever she sees him and follows him like a dog wherever he goes.

There is no strict daily routine, but certain crucial things must not be missed – such as the 10 litres of sweet warm coffee, which Tonie bottle-feeds her with every day, or the dog pellets which she expects as treats.

Most nights, Jessica totters off back to the river for a mudbath. But on other occasions she’ll wander into the house, wet and dripping slime and plonk herself on the couple’s bed.

It is becoming a problem because – unlike the famous hippo in the Silentnight bed adverts – she has broken the Jouberts’ bed three times.

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