Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years ...

A Virginia zoo got a hippopotamus for Christmas because only a hippopotamus would do. A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf ...

Lucifer, a fixture of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park and the oldest known hippopotamus in the Americas, ...

Lu, the beloved hippopotamus who spent decades at Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park, passed away Sunday at 65.According ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Gayla Peevey's catchy Christmas wish for a hippopotamus came true in 1953, she didn't need to test the lyrical theory that a two-car garage would have plenty of room to house her "hippo hero." ...

HOMOSASSA SPRINGS, Fla. — According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Lu the hippopotamus, who had lived at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964 ...

Lu, the larger-than-life hippopotamus who called Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park home for more than half ...

Florida’s Lu, an African hippopotamus that lived at Homosassa Springs, died on Sunday at the age of 65. The Florida ...