Hungry hungry hippos

Today we took a family trip to see Jessica the ever-so-famous hippo.
Last year she had a 2 weeks old newborn calf, and wasn't to be bothered, so we socialised with her grown up adopted child Seun instead.
This time around, her calf being old enough to be left alone a little, she came around with Seun for the snacks.

Those are free hippos. Both were orphans raised by the people who own this property, but they can come and go as they please, they just seem to believe that they are part of the family.

They are somewhat less dangerous than wild hippos, but only because they choose to be...Read more