"Calgary Zoo Hippo Nearly Escaped During Flood, Staff Risked Life To Stop It"

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Calgary Zoo Hippo Nearly Escaped During Flood, Staff Risked Life To Stop It

by Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press/Huffington Post

http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2013/06/25/calgary-zoo-hippo-flood_n_3497888.html?just_reloaded=1

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"He was having a whale of a time just exploring a much bigger hippo pool than he was used to."

Lobi stayed at the front of the building for a while, while Veasey and his colleagues were around the back, trying to coax nervous giraffes out of the building and to dry land through an unfamiliar exit.

The zookeepers had to live with the possibility that Lobi could come closer. They had a high-calibre rifle handy just in case.

"They certainly kill more people in Africa than lions ever do. They're arguably the most dangerous African vertebrate," said Veasey, who could only tell where the hippo was by the rustling of debris.


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[longship]

1. Don't want to mess with hippos.

Mean as can be. Protective of their territory. Kill you quickly.

CHOMP! You're done.

Kudos to those guys.