Woodland Park Zoo will say goodbye to hippo next week

SEATTLE – The Woodland Park Zoo said Wednesday it will say goodbye to one of its hippopotamuses next week. Water Lily, a 45-year-old hippo, has experienced declining health and quality of life after she was diagnosed with cancer last month, the zoo said in a release on Wednesday. The hippo, also known as Lily, will be humanely euthanized early next week.

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