18 years ago, a man saved a hippopotamus, and the bond they formed remains unbroken. The hippo still remembers the kindness. You will be shocked when you know how it shows its gratitude to this man
The female hippo named Jessica is one of the most popular in the world. More than 150 documentaries have already been shot about it, the media write about it, and many tourists strive to get to it.
Today we will take a closer look at this amazing animal.
It all started about 18 years ago in South Africa (RSA). A small hippopotamus lay on the river bank. Tony Joubert found him. The baby’s mother was nowhere to be found; perhaps she died during the severe flood that occurred in that area at that time. The man took the animal, because he definitely couldn’t survive there alone…
It was a female, she was named Jessica. The entire Joubert family nursed the baby. After a while, the animal grew up and the time came to release him into an independent life, into the river where Tony once found him.
But Jessica herself has become so attached to people that she now sails every day and even comes straight to the house where she once lived.
By the way, since childhood she has been very fond of drinking tea and even watching TV. And Tony brews her several liters of tea every day to please his pet.
The hippopotamus is not at all afraid of people; Jessica happily interacts with guests and accepts treats from them.
This story has long become known all over the world and to visit Jessica, travel agencies organize tours so that people can meet her and Tony, who happily shares his interesting story.
