HIPPO’S PEACEFUL YET POWERFUL ANIMALS ARE ALSO KNOWN IN SOME CULTURES AS THE PROTECTORS OF RIVERS AND LAKES. HERE IN ST LUCIA, KWA- ZULU NATAL WE HAVE MULTIPLE BOAT CRUISES THAT ALLOW YOU TO SEE HIPPO’S RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOAT. HIPPO’S CAN HOLD THEIR BREATH FOR APPROXIMATELY SEVEN MINUTES. HIPPO’S CAN LIVE FOR UP TO 40 YEARS OF AGE. HIPPO’S USUALLY COME OUT OF THE WATER TO ROAM OUTSIDE THE WATER FOR UP TO FOUR TO FIVE HOURS, IN ST LUCIA WE EVEN FIND THEM ROAMING THE STREETS, THEY ARE MORE ACTIVE DURING NIGHT, WHILE ROAMING THEY CAN GUZZLE DOWN UP TO 35KG OF GRASS IN JUST ONE NIGHT! WHAT A PRIVILEGE TO HAVE HIPPO’S ROAMING FREELY IN OUR STREETS IN THE EVENING WE LOVE TO DISPLAY OUR LOVE FOR THEM IN A WONDERFUL PIECE OF JEWELRY TO BE REMINDED OF THE HONOR TO SEE THEM IN THE WILD.