Lily the hippopotamus was transferred to the summer enclosure in the capital zoo. PHOTO
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In the Kyiv Zoo, a hippo named Lily was released into the summer enclosure for the first time after the winter. Especially for the summer period, a “beach with sand” was arranged for the animal, the zoo reports. The animal is 9 years old, its weight is about 1.9 tons. “She loves tasty and healthy food and consumes about 60 kg of feed per day,” the zoo writes. Photo: Kyiv Zoo Lily’s daily diet includes: grass and vegetation – 42 kg; fruit and vegetable mixture – 5 kg; special granulated feed – 3 kg. Photo: Kyiv Zoo The zoo adds that the hippo loves water treatments, so for the summer season, a “beach with sand” and a two-meter umbrella made of real palm leaves have been set up in the enclosure. Photo: Kyiv Zoo As a reminder, the Kyiv Zoo showed how Bayraktar lemur and other “cubs” grew up. Read also: Coming back to life: how animals feel in the Kyiv zoo. PHOTO
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