Police are investigating after a video shows a man spanking a hippopotamus at the Los Angeles Zoo.
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.
(AP)
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Oh no Dr Middos. We are going to have to play the Tzar Baalei Chaim song….
Hey Tyrone stop smacking him, that hippo is singing…
I’m a hippapotamus
from my top to my bottomas
and I know i’m very lazy and sloooooow
I know there not much I like to do
Except to sleep the whole day through
Hippotomy have hippapota feelings toooo
dum de dum de dum dum dum