HOMOSASSA, Fla. — A larger-than-life celebrity has died. Lu the African hippopotamus and longtime resident at the Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park died on Sunday.. The hippo ...

homosassa springs, fla. — According to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, Lu the hippopotamus, who had lived at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964 ...

An African hippopotamus named Lu, loved by visitors, died at FL’s Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. He starred in movies and TV shows.

A resident hippopotamus of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Florida has died at the age of 65, park officials announced. Screengrab from Friends of Homosassa Springs ...

A resident hippopotamus of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Florida has died at the age of 65, park officials announced. Screengrab from Friends of Homosassa Springs ...

A resident hippopotamus of Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park in Florida has died at the age of 65, park officials announced. Screengrab from Friends of Homosassa Springs ...

Lu the hippo died June 8. He had been at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park since 1964, and was 65 years old.