A video of a hippopotamus and its keeper has gone viral on the internet. Reason? Well, it shows how the hippopotamus understands his keeper’s commands and keeps his mouth wide open while she performs dental work on him. The trust and cooperation between the two wins people over.
The keeper performs a dental procedure on a hippopotamus. (Instagram/@cincinnatizoo)
“Training with Tucker!” the Cincinnati Zoo wrote, sharing the video on Instagram. The video shows the trainer grinding Tucker’s tooth while he calmly holds his mouth wide open. In between, they take breaks and feed the vipers green salad or leaves.
In the video, the keeper explains that Tucker arrived at the zoo with a broken left tooth, which was putting pressure on his upper gum. To ease the pain, they ground down a centimeter of his tooth and have to grind it further.
Watch a video of a keeper performing a dental procedure on a hippopotamus here:
The video was shared on Instagram a few hours ago. It has since garnered more than 1.6 million views, and the numbers are still growing. The post also received numerous comments.
Here’s how people reacted to this video:
“The big one is so calm and patient,” one individual posted.
Another added, “Best training duo ever.”
“OMG that is amazing! 1. He is huge! I don’t think we realize how big they are! 2. He really trusts you – his coach! Thank you for sharing this! Very interesting and so cute! Thank you for taking care of him,” said a third.
A fourth wrote: “This video gave me real perspective on how big Tucker is! When he opened his mouth, it was impressive.”
“Great job, Tucker! And great job for the presenters, too!” shared a fifth.
A sixth commented: “Horrible to see how huge he is compared to his trainers!”
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Source: newstars.edu.vn