Los Angeles – Police are investigating after a video shows a man spanking a hippopotamus at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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The video shows the man crossing a railing last week and sneaking up on two hippos, Rosie and Mara. He smacks Rosie on the rear and her mother lifts her head as the man runs off and raises his arms in gesture of victory.
Zoo spokeswoman April Spurlock tells the Los Angeles Times that any unauthorized interaction with an animal is unsafe for the animal and potentially unsafe for the person.
Spurlock says state law prohibits entering zoo enclosures. The zoo has posted a “No Trespassing” sign on the exhibit for the first time.
Police told the newspaper they’re investigating the case as trespassing because the hippo didn’t appear to be injured.
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Information from: Los Angeles Times, http://www.latimes.com/
There is only one statement for this – TZIFRASKET like a vald chazir
Dr. Middos knows who did it. Just ask him.
America does not seem to lack idiots. If they could find a market for them abroad they could get rid of millions of nut cases….
I guess this guy likes fleshy behinds….
“Police told the newspaper they’re investigating the case as trespassing because the hippo didn’t appear to be injured.”
Never mind the hippo, that the perp got away is a bigger chiddush. Hippos are the most dangerous large land animals in Africa, killing around 500 people annually. They are highly territorial and very aggressive. Do not mess with them.
A Putz !
Hippos have thick skin. He probably didn’t even feel it.
“Spanking hippo”? Not to defend this whacko, but there was no “spanking” in the video I observed. He tapped the hippo because he thought it was a cool thing to do; it certainly doesn’t look like he intended to, nor did he, actually hurt the animal.
Anyone watching the video would agree with me; why the “fake media” calls this guy’s tap “spanking” is beyond me.