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Whitehouse Station, New Jersey: Dress-Up Hippos

Two hippos statues on an animal hospital lawn are dressed in goofy costumes for major holidays. 2018: Herd reported culled to one hippo.

Address:
130 Oldwick Rd, Whitehouse Station, NJ
Directions:
I-78 exit 24. Drive north on Hwy 523 for a quarter mile. You'll see the hippos on the right, just north of Felmley Rd.
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Hippo.

Dress-Up Hippos

There's currently only one hippo.

[Kathie, 10/23/2020]

Patriotic hippo -- staying home and wearing a Covid-19 mask!

Dress-Up Hippos

There was only one hippo and it wasn't dressed up!!Still a hippo on a lawn, so that was fun, but just a heads up!

[Grady, 04/22/2019]

Hippo turkey.

Dress-Up Hippos

The Oldwick Animal Hospital has two hippo statues on its lawn -- a large one and a baby. I was there right after Thanksgiving and the baby was dressed as an Indian, while the large one was a turkey. They probably are also outfitted during other holidays throughout the year.

[signmanjoe, 01/06/2018]

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