Jessica the Hippo - The world famous hippo in Hoedspruit - South Africa
Jessica the Hippo, the world famous Hippo of South Africa. Jessica the Hippo 'lives' in a river near Hoedspruit. During your visit to Jessica, you will have the possibility to touch the hippo and to feed it. This is a unique experience considering the fact that it is not possible anywhere in the world to come this close to a hippo.
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Jessica The House Hippo
Jessica is no ordinary hippo. Her story begins in March 2000, when disaster stuck in Hoedspruit, South Africa; a flood swept the newborn hippo away from her mother and onto Tonie and Shirley Joubert’s farm. Underweight and with her umbilical cord still attached, things didn’t look good for this little orphan. But the Jouberts took her in and an instant bond formed. 17 years on and Jessica, who comes and goes as she pleases, is frequently seen napping on the veranda, watching TV and enjoying a soothing massage.
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A visit at Hippo Jessica South Africa
The most unbelievable animal! Hippo Jessica near Hoedspruit in South Africa. You ever wanted to feed or to kiss a Hippo?
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The most unbelievable animal! Hippo Jessica near Hoedspruit in South Africa. You ever wanted to feed or to kiss a Hippo?
Jessica the Hippo, ofwel: Jessica het Nijlpaard. Jessica ‘woont’ in de rivier van Hoedspruit en is door haar eigenaars Tonie en Shirly Joubert opgevoed alsof ze hun eigen kind is. De Joubert familie namen het op zich om het dier te verzorgen toen zij zonder moeder en uitgeput werd gevonden aan de rand van het Krugerpark. Met een jarenlange achtergrond als parkwachter wist Tonie Joubert precies wat hij moest doen om het dier er weer bovenop te brengen en met succes. Hoewel Jessica helemaal vrij is om te gaan en te staan waar ze wil, kiest ze toch telkens weer voor haar lievelingsplekje op de stoep bij het huis in Hoedspruit. Jessica slaapt in het huis van Tony en Shirly en is voor mensen benaderbaar. Ze weegt ongeveer 1,2 ton en mag zich zonder twijfel het meest beroemde nijlpaard ter wereld noemen. Het nijlpaard kreeg de afgelopen jaren heel wat media aandacht en speelde in meer dan negentig films en documentaires.
Jessica the Hippo in Hoedspruit
Jessica the Hippo in Hoedspruit
Ein Besuch bei Hippo Jessica in Südafrika
Ein Besuch beim Hippo Jessica in Hoedspruit - Limpopo Südafrika - Der Besuch ist garantiert ein unvergessliches Erlebnis.
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South Africa Trip 2016 - Vlog #7 - Hoedspruit (Safari & Jessica Hippo)
South Africa Trip :
Hoedspruit (Jours 10 & 11) :
- Endangered species centre : centre de réhabilitation d'animaux en danger de disparition et centre spécialisé dans la reproduction des guepards.
- Umvangati House : villa au coeur de la réserve Moholoholo avec vue sur les montagnes du Drakensberg.
- Tshukudu Game Lodge : Safari en réservé privé
- Jessica hippo : interaction avec Jessica, un hippopotame domestiqué qui a été sauvé et adopté par un couple il y a 15 ans suite à de fortes tempêtes et inondations en 2000.
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Jessica the hippo visit
Our second visit to the world famous Jessica the hippo in Hoedspruit in the North East of South Africa
Hoedspruit and Surroundings - Limpopo - South Africa
Directly translated from the Afrikaans the relatively small town of Hoedspruit, which lies at the foot of the Klein Drakensberg on the old Selati railway line from Phalaborwa to Kaapmuiden, means “hat creek”.
The story involves one of the town’s pioneers who took off his hat, after a particularly arduous trek over the mountains into the heat of the Lowveld, and threw it into the Sandspruit River, making an impulsive decision to stay. Hoedspruit finds itself in an enviable position today because of its access to the private game areas of the Timbavati and Klaserie.
Hoedspruit is essentially an agricultural town located a stone’s throw away from the Kruger National Park and is surrounded by game-rich country that makes it an obvious stopover. As a result, what began merely as a couple of shops, a bank and a little rondavel that served as a station building, has grown into what is today marketed as a premier eco-tourist destination because of its association with some of the best ‘Big 5’ viewing in South Africa.
Hoedspruit retains a great deal of its rural charm, despite the number of scheduled airlines flying into the air force base just outside town, now conveniently used for civilian aircraft. The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre is a non-profitable organisation working to conserve all endangered animal species and is one of the country’s leaders in the breeding and research of endangered species. Breeding programmes include cheetahs, blackfooted cats, African wild dogs and wild cats, and blue cranes.
And the Moholoholo Rehabilitation Centre also welcomes day visitors who can enjoy a couple of hiking trails in the area.
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Hoedspruit Overland 2018 September
Long weekend in the Hoedspruit region with visits to Casper's Nek Pass, Bourke's Luck Potholes, Three Rondavels, Jessica the Hippo, Mariepskop Pass, Klaserie Waterfalls, Mac-Mac Waterfalls and lunch in Sabie at the Sabie Brewing Co. Adventure filled weekend.
Jessica Hippo : Behind the Scenes to her Recovery
Jessica the Hippo sleeps on a mattress on the front porch with the family dog, loves tea, and her human parents. But what happens when Jessica gets attacked by another Hippo? Get a behind the scenes look at Jessica's recovery after 3 months of heavy medication, and meet the foster parents that love her.
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Jessica hippo song live 2018 S. Africa
I wrote this song 8 years for I was so inspired and compelled to do it. There's another version of the song with dov and I from lovestarrecords This is raw live unplugged. I was nervous for this was a experiment and I got full permission from Tony and Shirley on there property to create this video and share it. Yes she is one of a kind Thanks Tony and Shirley fir this amazing experience fir I loved it. More coming. If anybody in the world likes what I do and wants me to film and do the same with there animals contact me here. I'm available. Cheers
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Jessica the Celebrity Hippo with Sarah Roberts
Meet Jessica the hippo. She's a celebrity don't you know?!
The Hippopotamus is a notoriously dangerous creatures and one of the most feared in South Africa, due to the sheer number of human encounters and attacks.
But today, we got the opportunity to meet one up close and personal. And she was far from what you might expect! Jessica was found and raised by Tonie and Shirley Joubert, after she was separated from her mother by serious floods in 2000. Though she lives in the Blyde river behind their house (and sometimes sleeps in her own bed inside), she is free to come and go as she pleases. There are no fences keeping her in, just the bond between her foster parents and the constant supply of food and shelter.
Her situation and story raises a lot of questions with conservationists and members of the public worried about the risks, but I will let you make up your own mind! (I was far too busy being star struck!)
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Feeding Jessica the hippo
In April 2014 we were lucky enough to meet the world famous hippo Jessica, interact with her and feed her some Rooibos tea and sweet potatoes. She lives in the wild and choses to come voluntarily to the river to meet people at lunchtime every day.Jessica is a 10year old female Hippopotamus (Hippopotamus amphibius) who lives near Hoedspruit - South Africa. What makes Jessica so special and unique, is the fact that she's a wild animal that interacts with humans in a rather different way than nature has intended. It is well believed that Hippos are some of the most dangerous and fearsome creatures in Africa and there are many accounts of Hippos attacking (and killing) people who invade their space or disrupt their routines.
With this animal, this is definitely not the case since she loves interaction with humans and she displays mind-boggling characteristics which makes us wonder about our approach towards wild animals.