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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.According ...
According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Lu the hippopotamus, who had lived at Ellie Schiller ...
Lu, a hippopotamus who spent more than 60 years at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, has died, park ...
Lucifer, the 65-year-old hippopotamus and former movie star, passed away at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife ...
HOMOSASSA, Fla. — A larger-than-life celebrity has died. Lu the African hippopotamus and longtime resident at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park died on Sunday. The hippo ...
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 ...
Lu the hippopotamus died June 8 at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. Born at the San Diego Zoo, Lu arrived at Homosassa in 1964. He was 65. The hippo starred in several movies ...