For visitors to Homosassa Springs on the West coast of Florida there was really sad news yesterday 09 June 2025 that the popular resident and obviously not a Manatee passed away. Lu the Hippo was 65 and recorded as the oldest surviving Hippo in North and South America.  Originally he was an animal actor and was living out his years in the very attractive Ellie … Continue reading Florida – Homosassa Springs Mourns the Loss of Lu the Hippo