The Smiling Happy-potamus /Kudanil

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MEET the happy-potamus � the "smiling" hippo who has become an internet sensation.

Beaming broadly the three-ton happy hippo was pictured behind the glass of its tank next to IT consultant Jay Parker.

As his wife Lauren took a snap at San Diego Zoo cheeky Otis decided to join in too and the picture has taken cyberspace by storm.

Popping up on blogs and chatrooms from the US to China, Otis and Jay are now world famous.

And amazingly Jay, 35, from Little Rock, Arkansas, US, even gets fan mail from people telling him he is their screensaver or Facebook profile picture.

He said: "It's kind of strange to think there are people out there with a picture of me on their computer, but I guess I'm just the hippo man as far they're concerned.

"We took the picture on holiday at San Diego Zoo, my wife is a big fan of animals so we always try and visit somewhere when we are away.

"Actually the week we were there the zoo had just put two hippos together for the first time in the tank."

He added: "When I look at his face I think he looks pretty tired by it all, or maybe he's having a happy dream � either way it's a great picture."





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