WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) – A Wichita girl paid respects to her favorite animal at the Sedgwick County Zoo.
The zoo bid farewell to a beloved resident, Sweetie Pie the hippo, last week. She had called the zoo home since 1972 and was the oldest living female hippo in North America.
A viewer shared a touching video showing her daughter paying her respects to Sweetie Pie. The three-year-old picked flowers from her home and wanted to place them at the hippo exhibit to honor the long-time zoo resident…