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Cape Town

Brutus, Rondevlei’s Iconic Hippo, Dies at 47 After Historic Reintroduction

Nov 17, 2025

Brutus, the first hippo to be reintroduced into the Western Cape in 300 years, arrived at Rondevlei in November 1981. He passed away this...

Cape Town

Celebrate Heritage Day in Cape Town’s Nature Reserves

Sep 18, 2025

‘It's Heritage Month and we want to showcase our natural heritage in Cape Town. We are so privileged to be surrounded with the pristine...

Cape Town

17-Hour Mission: Cape Town Relocates Troubled Hippo in Daring Wildlife Operation

Jul 24, 2025

In a feat of precision, patience, and planning, the City of Cape Town’s Biodiversity Management branch successfully relocated a four-year-old hippo bull from the...

Cape Town

Cape Town’s wandering hippo finds a home in Mossel Bay

Jul 1, 2020

In November last year, the staff from the City’s False Bay Nature Reserve spotted a dispersing hippo in Rondevlei, in all probability pushed out...

False Bay Nature Reserve

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