If you live in St. Lucia, South Africa, hippos are just part of life. Sometimes, these adorable and large semi-aquatic mammals find their way into town. When they do, hippos can cause rather unusual traffic jams, becoming roadblocks with minds of their own.
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“Onlookers found themselves in an unusual traffic jam earlier this month when a pair of hippos crossed the road in St. Lucia, South Africa, walking right in front of cars and pedestrians,” wrote ABCNews in an Instagram post sharing footage of the hippos in the road. “The tourist town in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province is home to the largest hippo population in South Africa, with an estimated 800 hippopotamuses.”
Check out some hippos that became roadblocks in St. Lucia:
Header stock image of a hippo crossing the street St.Lucia, South Africa by Jennifer Sophie/Getty Images
