A young male hippo spotted taking a stroll on a main road in Mbombela has been darted and taken back to the Kruger National Park.
Private ambulance service Emer-G-Med posted pictures of the animal on social media.
It said the hippo was seen on the R40, where it spent some time grazing on the side of the road.
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— EMER-G-MED EMS (@EMER_G_MED) January 13, 2019
Only in Nelspruit! Young male found on the R40 Bosch street off ramp doing his evening grazing. Parks Board darted the young man and was last night safely relocated back into the Kruger National Park pic.twitter.com/KcGiFEz2Ta
The hippo was darted and taken back to safety.
According to local media, the rescue operation took three hours. The Lowvelder reported that the road was blocked to stop cars from hitting the hippo, while the tranquillisers took effect.
