Zookeepers deny little Farasi will be put down
(NEWSER) - Farasi, the hippopotamus calf that has dazzled Switzerland since his birth last November, needs a new home, fast. Otherwise, he could become animal chow for the Basel Zoo's carnivores, the Wall Street Journal reports. The 220-pound hippo, who beat out Roger Federer to be named 2008’s “Swiss of the Year,” can’t remain at Basel because the zoo has room for only one male. And so far, no other zoos have stepped up. More»