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Death of Brutus the hippo has City of Cape Town ‘sad about not having him around anymore’

16 November 2025 by CapeTownNewsReader

The City of Cape Town has said that it is sad about the passing of Brutus, Rondevlei’s first and famous hippo. Brutus arrived at Rondevlei in November 1981, and was the first hippo to be reintroduced …Read More at Source

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