Guadalupe the Hippo is Weighed on Woodland Park Zoo's Massive New Digital Scale

Posted on February 27, 2012

The Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo has a massive new electronic scale which is perfect for weighing very large creatures like hippos. Guadalupe obeys the zookeeper when he asks her to step back on to the scale. "Open," for open your mouth, and "back" are two words she appears to understand. Guadalupe weighed in at 3,286 lbs. The zoo has two hippos, but the other hippo, named Lily, was too shy to get weighed in front of the cameras. Take a look:

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