Hot Hippo Saved

4 months ago 04th Jul 14:15

A hot hippo got stuck in a water tower trying to cool down in South Africa.

The over-heated mammal had to be rescued after it climbed the 10ft high wall of a water tower, plunged into the cool liquid and got lodged in the narrow pool in Nelspruit, South Africa.

Fortunately for the animal, a farm worker noticed water spilling over the sides and on further investigation, discovered its nostrils poking out the water.

Hippo hunter Chris Hobkirk, a hydraulic crane and cage and a team of experts spent four hours getting the creature out of the tank.

They drained the water, encouraged the animal into the cage and eventually lifted it to dry land.