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Monday smile: Pool day

22 Jan 2021
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Who can blame this hippo for wanting to cool off in a family pool in the Fourways area, Johannesburg, on January 13? The hippo is believed to reside either in the Hartbeespoort Dam or the Jukskei River.

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