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A new Pygmy hippo was born in a Florida zoo! The baby met the public to the song “I want a Hippopotamus for Christmas.” Zsa Zsa gave birth to the 9 pound baby, who will be named once they know if it’s a boy or girl. A regular hippo weighs 50 to 110 pounds at birth.
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A giant spinning water slide made its debut at the IAAPA, an amusement park expo in Florida. The SlideWheel is like a Ferris wheel and a water slide in one and the ride lasts for two minutes. The makers of the ride got the idea from a 6 year-old boy in Switzerland!
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An opossum in Florida partied a little too hard. She broke into a liquor store, cracked open a bottle of bourbon, and got drunk! The opossum was taken to a wildlife refuge where she was given fluids to help sober up, then released to the wild.
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A zoo in Florida welcomed a second new reticulated giraffe this week with the birth of a female calf. Luna, the mother is doing well. This is her fourth calf and makes number 18 for Duke, the father. The birth marks the 41st giraffe calf born at the zoo.
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