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Hippo who fled Montenegrin zoo still at large, comes back to eat

Escaped zoo hippo still roaming free

PLAVNICA, Montenegro — A 2-ton hippo who escaped from a flooded private zoo in Montenegro was roaming free Wednesday but returning to the zoo owner’s restaurant to eat bread and hay.