A hippo at a state park in Florida enjoyed a special treat on Thanksgiving.
In a video posted on Facebook, the hippo named Lu was seen enjoying a pumpkin, according to WFLA. Lu lives at Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park.
Lu is a 63-year-old hippopotamus. The Florida State Parks said that he was a movie star in the 1960s as one of the Ivan Tors animals.
Currently, he enjoying his retirement by eating some delicious treats and popping up on camera every once in a while, WFLA reported.
The Florida State Parks website said that Lu was declared an honorary citizen of Florida by then-Gov. Lawton Chiles.
Ellie Schiller Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park became a tourist attraction in the early 1990s, the state park website said.
