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Watch Explosive Moment Hippo Claims Territory When Family Gets Too Close
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2:24Now PlayingOn April 19, a family captured the shocking moment a hippopotamus at the Milwaukee County Zoo started spraying its faces at families. Erin Romaneck, who filmed the encounter shared how onlookers were initially excited at the animal coming toward the fence of the enclosure, but the mood quickly changed when Happy the hippo started marking its territory with its feces.
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