Hippo jumps from moving truck in Taiwan, startling locals


In this photo taken on December 26, 2014, an injured hippo lies on the ground after it jumped from a truck in Miaoli county. - AFP PHOTO / Ashley Kuan

TAIPEI, Dec 27, 2014 (AFP) - A hippo that panicked while being transported by truck in Taiwan jumped from the vehicle, breaking a leg and causing confused residents to report spotting a dinosaur on the loose.

Television footage showed the enormous animal lying on the road with a white fluid oozing from its eyes after it jumped through a truck window and landed on a parked car before falling onto the road on Friday.

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