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Old 03-09-2010, 12:11 AM
 
Location: Y-Town Area
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The below link is about Jessica the Hippo who was found abandoned at one day old and raised as a pet. It's 3 minutes and five seconds long.


YouTube - Jessica the Hippo
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Old 03-09-2010, 07:49 AM
 
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There was a special about Jessica on animal planet.
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Old 03-10-2010, 07:28 AM
 
Location: On the East Coast
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I remember watching it.
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Old 03-12-2010, 05:00 PM
 
Location: ST paul MN
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Me too.


Wild animals dont make good pets I hope the hippo stays tame. And I hope jessica can breed and grow properly
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Old 04-01-2010, 07:08 PM
 
Location: OCEAN BREEZES AND VIEWS SAN CLEMENTE
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I respect what they are doing for jessica. But come one now we are talking about a hippo, Wild Animals althoug babies, do grow up into Wild Animals. More times then none, people who have Wild Animals as pets, end up paying the price sometimes with their lives.
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Old 04-04-2010, 10:12 AM
 
Location: ST paul MN
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true... its NOT a lab or a fuffy kitten
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Old 04-04-2010, 01:30 PM
 
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Awwww. That's neat.

She does visit the other hippos down the river. Maybe when she hits sexual maturity she'll find a mate and join them.

She has a sweet face, though.
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Old 04-04-2010, 07:36 PM
 
Location: ST paul MN
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according to the vet jessica has to reach a curtain weight... maybe however its a good thing shes not fed properly when animals or people to for that matter "mature" physically all sorts of bad things can happen. And they dont stop when you hit 23, even leaving home can cause issues of the sort to occur.


IN short If jessica matures she could become dangerous. VERY dangerous Having never lived with hippos she will be in between two worlds.


The kindest safest thing and the wisest to is give her to to a large professional zoo or wildlife park.
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