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Chhatbir Zoo sends hippo pair Rajan and Saloni to Rohtak Zoo
The transfer of the two hippos is part of an animal exchange programme coordinated between the two Indian zoos.
On air: Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman on The Midday ShowPublished
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- First reported by The Tribune: “Under animal exchange programme, Chhatbir Zoo sends hippo pair Rajan and Saloni to Rohtak Zoo”.
- Covered on BBN on Thursday, October 15, 2026, at 12:22 PM ET on The Midday Show, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
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Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe Tribune reports that Chhatbir Zoo is sending hippo pair Rajan and Saloni to Rohtak Zoo in an animal exchange programme.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA hippo swap. They trade them like football cards.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRoll it. This is file footage, a stunt double from the archive, not Rajan or Saloni. Watch it surface and open wide.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorThat is a very large mouth.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentLook at this, the mouth stays open and you can see all the pink. That hold is elite, nobody blinks.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRun it back.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThere it goes, and then he just rests against the logs like nothing happened.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorViral Score?
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentEight, for how long the mouth stayed open.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorNine. The logs earned the extra point.
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