San Diego Zoo Hippo Lays Egg

[ProudLib72]

Visitors to the San Diego Zoo got a special treat today when Henrietta, one of the zoo's hippos, laid an egg. Lead biologist at the zoo, Dr. Kimberly Luntz, stated that this was, indeed, a very rare occasion as only one other hippo in captivity ever laid an egg. Few people realize that the hippo, along with the platypus and spiny ant eater, are part of a group of egg laying mammals known as "monotremes". Proud mother, Henrietta, certainly seemed surprised when she lay the egg, as evidenced by her reaction in the video posted below. She will have to wait six months for her new baby to hatch, though, according to Dr. Luntz. Link: http://www.latimes.com/dp-top10.aprilfools.pg.0401-photogallery.html

[BigmanPigman]

1. I thought this was an April Fool's joke.

I live in San Diego but haven't watched the local news today. Now I will. An Easter hippo egg...very cool!

[cwydro]

2. No.

Hippos don’t lay eggs.

Too funny.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. It's okay. I knew it was a hoax because everyone knows that hippos don't lay orange eggs.

Their eggs are more neon blue, like robin eggs.

[ProudLib72]

16. I think they must have adjusted the color on the top photo

In the vid you can see the real color, and it is blue. I'm almost tempted to remove the top picture so as not to mislead anyone.

[Rorey]

3. LOL

This "story" could probably run on FoxNews and a whole lot of republicans and 45 would believe it.

[cwydro]

5. And posters here too.

I’ve seen even more incredible crap believed here.

[BigmanPigman]

4. Man, I used up all my free LA Times free reads for the month.

I wish I could read the article. What does it say?

[cwydro]

6. Please tell me youre joking.

[BigmanPigman]

7. About the LA Times or the hippo egg?

[RandomAccess]

10. Here's a workaround -

If you use Chrome, right-click and choose Open link in incognito window. Works like a charm.

[oberliner]

11. Also you could just steal the food from the grocery without paying for it

If you just stick it in your jacket.

[ProudLib72]

13. That LA Times article is about the top 10 April Fools jokes ever

I wanted to link to something that sort of looked like it might be real.

[Solly Mack]

9. "Raspberry" from this Echidna

But this platypus was amused.

[ProudLib72]

14. That monotreme thing confused me

The site I looked at equated "echidna" with "ant eater", but that is just not right. They are only distantly related.

[Solly Mack]

15. Everything I've read on the echidna always said aka spiny anteater.

So, I dunno.

[lunasun]

12. Ok LA times...April fools

[ProudLib72]

17. If they had been using the underwater camera

you would have seen the egg the mom was sitting on. With this video, you have to use your imagination. Try to imagine just how large that egg was!