HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla — A beloved hippo who lived at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park passed away, according to a Sunday night post from wildlife officials. Lu spent more than 60 years at ...

Lu the hippopotamus died June 8, according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Lu had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old. ...

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A state necropsy report said the manatee’s probable cause of death was “human related.” Shantay, a female 1,000-pound manatee, is seen floating at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park ...

A resident hippopotamus of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Florida has died at the age of 65, park officials announced. Screengrab from Friends of Homosassa Springs Wildlife ...

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