THIS IS LU THE HIPPO AT THE PARK

ALTHOUGH A FEW YEARS AGO, ALL OF THE EXOTIC FOREIGN ANIMALS WERE TAKEN OUT OF THE PARK, THEY DECIDED TO KEEP "LU"....THE GOVERNOR MADE HIM AN HONORARY CITIZEN OF FLORIDA AT HOMOSASSA, AND HE HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE.

I SAW LU THERE LAST YEAR, BUT ONLY HIS HEAD AND FACE. HE WAS CATCHING FOOD THEY THREW TO HIM. THIS TIME I SAW HIM ENTIRELY OUT OF THE WATER AND HE IS AS SOLID AS A ROCK. I HAVE TO SAY, HE LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FOR HIS AGE. NOW, DID HE GO THERE IN 1960? I THINK HE DID.

WHEN WE SAW HIM, HE WAS EATING HAY. TOO BAD HE NEVER HAD A MATE TO KEEP HIM COMPANY.