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Afrikaans: Uitstalling gewy aan die seekoei Huberta in die Amathole-museum op King William's Town, die eertydse Kaffrarian Museum.
DIE STORIE VAN HUBERTA
Huberta is waarskynlik in 1926 of 1927 in Zoeloeland, naby St. Lucia-baai, gebore. Niemand weet hoekom nie, maar sy het in 1928 'n lang reis suidwaarts begin. Langs die pad het sy bekend geword. Mense het besef dat hierdie seekoei geen kwaad bedoel het nie. Sy het Suid-Afrika se nasionale troeteldier geword en is deur die Koning van Engeland tot "Koninklike Wild" verklaar. Dit het beteken dat sy gerespekteer en met rus gelaat moes word. Baie mense het stories oor hul ontmoetings met Huberta te vertel gehad. Toe Huberta drie jaar later die Keiskammarivier in die Oos-Kaap bereik het, is sy deur boere doodgeskiet. Haar dood is op 23 April 1931 in King William's Town aangemeld. Kaptein G.C. Shortridge, die destydse Direkteur van die Museum, en sy assistent, Nicolaas Arends, het Huberta gaan haal en haar vel en skedel in 'n taxi na King William's Town vervoer. Daar was groot openbare verontwaardiging oor haar dood. In die hof het die boere gepleit dat hulle ongeletterd was, wat beteken dat hulle nie kon lees of skryf nie, en nog nooit van Huberta gehoor het of van die feit dat sy "Koninklike Wild" was nie. Nietemin is hulle elk £25 beboet vir die doodmaak van "Koninklike Wild". Skenkings het ingestroom om te help betaal om Huberta se vel na Engeland te stuur om deur taksidermiste E. Gerrard & Sons gemonteer te word. Die koste het £159-19-6 beloop. Op 4 Desember 1931 het sy Londen verlaat en is sy huis toe gestuur op die skip die "SS HONG KONG". Huberta is die eerste keer by die Durban Museum uitgestal, waar 20 381 besoekers haar tussen 12 Januarie en 17 Februarie 1931 kom sien het. In Maart 1932 is sy in Oos-Londen uitgestal, en later dieselfde jaar by die Randse Paasskou. Sy het eindelaas by die Museum in King William's Town te ruste gekom.
INTERESSANTE FEITE OOR HUBERTA
Daar is aanvanklik gedink dat Huberta manlik was en is daarom "Hubert" genoem. Na haar dood is bevind dat sy vroulik was. Daarom is haar naam na Huberta verander.
Volgens kontemporêre verslae is sy by 'n Hindoetempel aan die Suidkus van Natal vergoddelik as "Beskermer van die Armes".
Sommige Xhosa het geglo dat Huberta die gees van 'n groot hoofman - Sandile of Hintsa - was wat teruggekeer het om geregtigheid vir sy mense te vind.
Die Mpondo het blykbaar gedink dat sy die gees van 'n bekende tradisionele dokter was.
English: Display dedicated to the hippopotamus Huberta at the Amathole Museum (the one time Kaffrarian Museum) in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
THE STORY OF HUBERTA
Huberta was probably born in Zululand, near St Lucia Bay, in 1926 or 1927. No one knows why, but she started a long journey Southwards in 1928. Along the way, she became well known. People realised that this hippo meant no harm. She became South Africa's national pet and was declared "Royal Game" by the King of England. This meant that she was to be respected and left in peace. Many people had stories to tell about their encounters with Huberta. When Huberta reached the Keiskamma River in the Eastern Cape three years later, she was shot and killed by farmers. Her death was reported in King William's Town on the 23rd April 1931. Captain G.C. Shortridge, the Director of the Museum at the time, and his assistant, Nicolaas Arends, fetched Huberta and transported her hide and skull to King William's Town in a taxi. There was a huge public outrage over her death. In court the farmers pleaded that they were illiterate, meaning they could not read or write, and had never heard of Huberta or about the fact that she was "Royal Game". Nevertheless, they were each fined £25 for killing "Royal Game". Donations poured in to help pay to send Huberta's hide to England to be mounted by taxidermists E. Gerrard & Sons. The cost amounted to £159-19-6. On the 4th of December 1931, she left London and was sent home on the ship the "SS HONG KONG". Huberta was first displayed at the Durban Museum, where 20,381 visitors came to see her between the 12th January and 17th of February 1931. In March 1932, she was exibited in East London, and later that same year, at the Rand Easter Show. She finally came to rest at the Museum in King William's Town.
INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT HUBERTA
Huberta was first thought to be male and was called "Hubert". After her death, she was found to be female. Thus her name changed to Huberta.
According to contemporary accounts, she was deified as "Protector Of The Poor" at a Natal South Coast Hindu temple.
Some Xhosa believed that Huberta was the spirit of a great chief - Sandile or Hintsa - who had returned to find justice for his people.
The Mpondo apparently thought her to be the spirit of a famous traditional doctor.
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Author Morné van Rooyen

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