The Round Barn

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The Case of the Hippo Who Wasn't Hungry

December 29, 2020

 


Hippos consume up to 90 pounds of food each day. But what do you do when they stop eating? Dr. Jennifer Langan, board certified specialist in zoological medicine at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine and a senior staff veterinarian at Brookfield Zoo details the diagnosis and treatment of Obesa, a 600-pound pygmy hippo.