Hippopotamus spotted in London pond was probably remote controlled

A hippopotamus has been spotted swimming through the boating pond at Bushy Park in Richmond, south west London.

The hippo, typically native to sub-Saharan Africa, raised a few eyebrows as it appeared in the pond last Sunday.



A Royal Parks spokesman said no one had raised the alarm.

He said: "We are unaware of specifically what it is other than we’ve had no reports of a hippo in the park ... it’s probably remote controlled."