Police were called to the area where the hippo was seen. Police then notified the SPCA. (Supplied)
The bull hippo that was found wandering the streets of Grassy Park in Cape Town on Saturday will be translocated to another protected area.
The hippo was yawning and lumbering along when it was spotted by shocked Grassy Park residents.
It had escaped through a fence at the popular Rondevlei Nature Reserve.
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