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El Salvador hippo Gustavito 'did not die from knife attack'
Source: BBC
El Salvador hippo Gustavito 'did not die from knife attack'
4 March 2017 Latin America & Caribbean
A post-mortem examination on a hippopotamus at the National Zoo of El Salvador has found that it did not die as a result of a stabbing attack, officials say.
The zoo earlier reported that the much-loved hippo, Gustavito, had been stabbed and beaten by unknown assailants.
But prosecutors, who found no sign of puncture wounds, said it was likely the hippo died as a result of poor care.
Gustavito, 15, died late on Sunday.
A detailed examination showed that the animal had apparently died of a pulmonary haemorrhage, or bleeding from the lung, state prosecutor Mario Salazar said.
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4 March 2017 Latin America & Caribbean
A post-mortem examination on a hippopotamus at the National Zoo of El Salvador has found that it did not die as a result of a stabbing attack, officials say.
The zoo earlier reported that the much-loved hippo, Gustavito, had been stabbed and beaten by unknown assailants.
But prosecutors, who found no sign of puncture wounds, said it was likely the hippo died as a result of poor care.
Gustavito, 15, died late on Sunday.
A detailed examination showed that the animal had apparently died of a pulmonary haemorrhage, or bleeding from the lung, state prosecutor Mario Salazar said.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-39162029
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Reported earlier this week: El Salvador's much-loved hippo Gustavito killed at zoo (BBC)
[font size=1]Gustavito started acting strangely a week ago[/font]