ShareTwo Pygmy Hippopotamuses made their home at Kedar Country Hotel, Conference Centre & Spa in the North West Province last Friday, 19th March 2010. The breeding pair, Stoffel and Matilda were relocated to Kedar with the assistance of Wild Life Service vet, Dr Ryan Jeffrey and support sponsor, Hippo.co.za.
In preparation for the pair’s arrival, Rainer Dedekind, Eco Manager for the Recreation Africa Group of Companies, created an authentic environment designed to be as close to their natural habitat as possible. Stoffel and Matilda’s new five hectare home includes a natural dam, indigenous aquatic grass and a large expanse of land made up of bush, reeds and savannah grassland, ideal for night time grazing.
