Police investigating the death of 15-year old 'Gustavito' the hippopotamus that was 'cowardly' killed

The Police in El Salvador are investigating a "cowardly and inhumane" attack at the National Zoological Park that killed a hippopotamus named Gustavito.   The Ministry of Culture in a statement said the 15-year-old hippo suffered "multiple blows on different parts of the body" from "blunt and sharp objects" in Wednesday's attack. The San Salvador zoo said veterinarians had been caring