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Huberta, the Hippo!

24/06/2007 by Nikita


Huberta: the wandering star of the Eastern Cape
One of King William’s Town’s most famous residents is Huberta the hippo. In November 1928, for reasons known only to herself, Huberta began a long trek from St Lucia in Zululand to the Eastern Cape. For three years, she took a 1 600km wandering path southwards and her adventures captured the imagination of the nation and the world.
Huberta was not shy of strangers – she crossed roads and railroads and visited towns and cities. She ate her way through parks, gardens and farms and trampled over golf courses. Wherever she went, there followed journalists, photographers, hunters – and the interest of thousands of people. She became quite famous and her story appeared in South Africa’s newspapers, as well as international publications such as Punch and the Chicago Tribune.

Read HERE on my blog more about Huberta and her journey! with more links too.

Read further here………:


http://www.buffalocity.gov.za/visitors/huberta.stm

http://rpc.technorati.com/rpc/ping

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Posted in animals, books, famous animals, hippopotamus, Huberta, Huberta's journey, reading, wild life | Tagged African animals, books, famous animals, famous Hippo, Huberta, Huberta the Hippo, Huberta's journey, wild animals, wild life | 2 Comments

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  1. on 24/06/2007 at 12:38 Dan

    Cute. Hope she wanders over my way. 🙂


  2. on 31/12/2007 at 13:47 Huberta…more « Chessalee

    […] on THIS LINK more on my blog about Huberta and her […]



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