Lynn McCarty said she bought the fibreglass animal about 10 years ago to place near her pool after it "retired" from a children's zoo. She said at the time, Henrietta's paint was chipped and peeling and had a broken mouth.
The homeowner said the thieves came in a large, white pickup truck and didn't take anything else. She was out of town at the time of the theft, McCarty said, and her neighbours saw the truck.
McCarty said she thinks the theft is likely a prank by local youths who have seen and admired the hippo in her front yard.
"I am really hoping to wake up one morning, look out and just find her back where she belongs," McCarty said.
Henrietta weighs between 200 to 250 pounds and isn't easy to manoeuvre, McCarty said.
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