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Hippo's death may lead to new travel rules

Source: United Press International

Denver : CO : USA | about 1 year ago

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Alberta, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A veterinarian called for safer standards for the transport of large animals after the accidental death of a hippopotamus in Calgary, Alberta, a report said. Hazina, a 6-year-old river hippo, died in of a heart attack in

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Vet: Denver Hippo's Death an Accident

News Source: Simi Valley - Moorpark Examiner | about 1 year ago

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Vet: Denver Hippo died from weight

News Source: Vail Daily News | about 1 year ago

Colorado ï¿½ The death last fall of a 6-year-old hippopotamus from the Denver Zoo is being blamed on the hippo's own weight of 3,200 pounds. The hippo, named Hazina, died October 27th, soon after a 29-hour truck ride to The Calgary Zoo in Alberta,.
Hippo's death hard to foresee, vet says

News Source: Denver Rocky Mountain News | about 1 year ago

More Local News Story Tools The October death of Denver Zoo hippopotamus Hazina, a day after her nearly 29-hour ride to her new home at the Calgary Zoo in Alberta, Canada, "was an accident that no one could have reasonably foreseen," an independent...
Hippo's death may lead to new travel rules

News Source: United Press International | about 1 year ago

Alberta, Feb. 5 (UPI) -- A veterinarian called for safer standards for the transport of large animals after the accidental death of a hippopotamus in Calgary, Alberta, a report said. Hazina, a 6-year-old river hippo, died in of a heart attack in...