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Lu, a hippopotamus who spent more than 60 years at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, has died, park ...
Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years ...
Lu, the beloved hippopotamus who spent decades at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, passed away Sunday at 65.
Lucifer, a fixture of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and the oldest known hippopotamus in the Americas, ...
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla — A beloved hippo who lived at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park passed away, according to a ...
The Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park is in ...
Lucifer, the 65-year-old hippopotamus and former movie star, passed away at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife ...
Lu, the larger-than-life hippopotamus who called Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park home for more than half ...
While he attracted a following at the central Florida wildlife park, he starred on the silver screen as well, featuring in movies and TV shows from the 1960s such as “Daktari,” “Cowboy in Africa,” the ...
Officials from Florida State Parks announced the death of Lu, a hippo who "touched the lives of millions" for over 60 years, on Sunday. Hundreds of comments flooded the announcement on social media.
Lucifer, the oldest-known living hippopotamus in the Americas, died on Sunday after decades as a fixture for adoring fans at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Lovingly ...
HOMOSASSA, Fla. (WFLA)—Lu, the beloved hippo at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, has died. Florida State Parks announced the passing of Lu on Sunday night.