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But even above game drives to track the illustrious pack of wild dogs that roam the area, a visit here is about being on the water: boat rides gliding past hippos, crocodiles, and elephants feeding on waterlilies in the reeds.
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the World Wildlife Fund, Pygmy hippos are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 estimated in the wild.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet their answers - the camel, hippo, phoenix, and lion - were anything but whimsical.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 29 Sep. 2025
During a waterside sundowner, paired with pours of sparkling wine from South Africa’s Spier Winery, a lone hippo made its presence loudly known across the way.
—Rebekah Peppler, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2025
According to the World Wildlife Fund, Pygmy hippos are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 estimated in the wild.
—Sarah Scanlan, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet their answers - the camel, hippo, phoenix, and lion - were anything but whimsical.
—Francois Botha, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Hippo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hippo. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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