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Jessica the Hippo
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THE JESSICA UPDATE
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ANIMAL PLANET: How are Jessica and Gorbi the dog getting along?

TONIE JOUBERT: Jessica and Gorbi are getting along very, very well. We had to tie Gorbi up with a leash the last two months. He started venturing into the bush and was ripped apart by a baboon. We had him stitched up, and about two weeks later he disappeared again. He was away for about five days, and we got worried he'd been taken by a croc or a leopard.

Then on the sixth day, Jessica actually left the house and went into the bush. About five hours later, she returned with Gorbi. How she tracked him down I don't know. She still loves him to bits.

He doesn't hunt or chase animals. The other day, Gorbi disappeared once more. My neighbor offered to come speak to me and had found Gorbi in the middle of the bush on his property. When I got there, he was lying there in the middle of the bush with a herd of impala close to him and a giraffe. He'd been playing with this giraffe. So, he's quite a funny dog now.

7. Does Jessica still enjoy aromatherapy and massage?

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