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| Bid to free South Africa swimming pool hippopotamus | Bid to free South Africa swimming pool hippopotamus |
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| A team of experts is to attempt to rescue a hippopotamus which has taken over a swimming pool at a game reserve lodge in South Africa. | A team of experts is to attempt to rescue a hippopotamus which has taken over a swimming pool at a game reserve lodge in South Africa. |
| The hippo took to the pool on Tuesday at the Monate Conservation Lodge, north of Johannesburg. | The hippo took to the pool on Tuesday at the Monate Conservation Lodge, north of Johannesburg. |
| The swimming pool will be drained and the hippo sedated before it is lifted out by crane. | The swimming pool will be drained and the hippo sedated before it is lifted out by crane. |
| Earlier, residents of Cape Town were also warned about a stray hippo, after one was sighted in gardens and roads. | |
| Relaxed | Relaxed |
| The swimming pool hippo is stuck there because the pool is 8ft (2.4m) deep and has no steps. | The swimming pool hippo is stuck there because the pool is 8ft (2.4m) deep and has no steps. |
| Lodge manager Ruby Ferreira told the Associated Press: "There's no way he can come out." | Lodge manager Ruby Ferreira told the Associated Press: "There's no way he can come out." |
| The water has to be drained, otherwise the hippo would drown when it was sedated. | The water has to be drained, otherwise the hippo would drown when it was sedated. |
| It is hoped the rescue will take place on Friday. | It is hoped the rescue will take place on Friday. |
| South Africa's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told AP the four-year-old hippo was forced from its pod by dominant males. | South Africa's National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told AP the four-year-old hippo was forced from its pod by dominant males. |
| The hippo appears relaxed, Ms Ferreira said, and will be taken to another animal sanctuary. | The hippo appears relaxed, Ms Ferreira said, and will be taken to another animal sanctuary. |
| 'Dangerous' | 'Dangerous' |
| Meanwhile, residents of Cape Town were warned about a stray two-year-old calf that had been spotted in Zeekoevlei, a district south-east of the city centre, after it too was separated from its pod. | Meanwhile, residents of Cape Town were warned about a stray two-year-old calf that had been spotted in Zeekoevlei, a district south-east of the city centre, after it too was separated from its pod. |
| Wildlife officials are hoping to guide it back to its home pod. | Wildlife officials are hoping to guide it back to its home pod. |
| If that failed they would consider capturing or darting the animal, they said. | If that failed they would consider capturing or darting the animal, they said. |
| "The public is advised to be particularly cautious, as hippos are known to be extremely dangerous wild animals," the city said in a statement, warning people not to approach or stop the animal. | "The public is advised to be particularly cautious, as hippos are known to be extremely dangerous wild animals," the city said in a statement, warning people not to approach or stop the animal. |
| "This could lead to dangerous encounters and may potentially prolong the capture operation by influencing the animal's behaviour." | "This could lead to dangerous encounters and may potentially prolong the capture operation by influencing the animal's behaviour." |