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second-oldest hippo in USA dies
Old 25-09-2008
Honolulu Zoo hippo Cleo dies | HonoluluAdvertiser.com | The Honolulu Advertiser
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One of Honolulu Zoo's oldest animals has died.

Cleopatra, known as Cleo, was the second oldest hippopotamus in captivity in the United States.

A zoo veterinarian put her to sleep on Saturday because she was suffering from growing complications of old age.

The 3,500-pound hippo could no longer stand on her own.

She was just a few weeks shy of her 53rd birthday. Zoo officials said the typical life span for a hippo is 35 years, but that animals in captivity sometimes live much longer.

Cleo will be sent to a university lab for research and study. The Honolulu Zoo has two other hippos.
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Old 25-09-2008
RIP Cleo!
Wow, what a long life!
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I Munich zoo a female hippo became 60ty years old, a sshe died, but this is a very rare exception. The two oldest hippos in germany are now 47 years old and probably more than 50, i can find ou, how old that animal is.
 

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