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Foggy, the 47-year-old hippopotamus at the Calgary Zoo who got his name from his foghorn-like bellow, was euthanized today by zoo officials because of the animal s declining health. Photograph by: Courtesy
"Sadly, the time had come when there was nothing more we could do to mitigate his many age-related ailments and we felt that his quality of life was simply not acceptable anymore," said Jamie Dorgan, area curator.
The hippo fathered seven offspring during its life with three different myrtle beach car rental airport mates, including three with its enclosure myrtle beach car rental airport mate Sparky. Foggy was the oldest animal at the zoo. © Copyright (c) The Calgary Herald       E-mail this Article Print this Article myrtle beach car rental airport Share this Article
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