Among the birthday cards Lu received was one from Hollywood actress Geena Davis, who has appeared in films such as “A League of Their Own” and “Beetlejuice: and “Thelma and Louise.”
After a morning dip in the water, Lu emerges to see a birthday “cake” set out for him, made up of watermelon, pumpkin, gourds and two bucket-sized ices filled with berries.
Lu chomps down on a piece of pumpkin, part of the items that make up his 64th birthday. The other items of his "fruit" cake include watermelons, gourds and berries frozen in ice.
Lu chomps down on a piece of pumpkin, part of the items that make up his 64th birthday. The other items of his "fruit" cake include watermelons, gourds and berries frozen in ice.
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Friday was a special day for Lu, the hippopotamus who lives at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Homosassa. It was his 64th birthday and he celebrated it as he does every year with a birthday “cake” made up of watermelon, pumpkin, gourds and two bucket-sized ices filled with berries. He also had a bucket of kibble-like pellets that served as an appetizer before the “main course.”
Friday was Lu's 64th birthday and it was celebrated in grand style with hundreds of guests on hand to wish him a happy birthday.
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Of course, what is a birthday celebration without guests, and they were there by the hundreds, from young and old. Included were two others celebrating their birthdays, one whose name is also Lou (or was it Lew?) and who also turned 64.
Among the birthday cards Lu received was one from Hollywood actress Geena Davis, who has appeared in films such as “A League of Their Own” and “Beetlejuice: and “Thelma and Louise.”
After a morning dip in the water, Lu emerges to see a birthday “cake” set out for him, made up of watermelon, pumpkin, gourds and two bucket-sized ices filled with berries.
