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An obese, three-tonne circus hippo could finally be set free after a lengthy court battle. Jumbo, who has spent the last 30 years working as 'the largest hippo in Europe' for a family circus could now ...

Motorists in southern Spain were given a massive surprise by a hippopotamus who'd escaped from the circus and plodded over a busy street on Wednesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...