More than 6 million views: the couple came under a barrage of criticism, feed the Hippo with blue dye in honor of the unborn child (video)

A couple from Texas came in for severe criticism after he decided to allow to reveal the sex of their unborn child… Behemoth. However, the zoo stood on the side of young people and said that the Hippo «got the same fun as everyone else.»

Jonathan and Bridget Joseph on Saturday became famous after the Internet appeared the video with their party determine the sex of the child, held in the zoo Capital of Texas Zoo.

Shot, originally posted on the video platform TikTok, shows the father of the child, hurling a watermelon at the mouth of a Hippo named Tank. When Tank got the treat of watermelon sprinkled blue jelly mention the fact that the couple will have a boy. «Yes! Yes! Thank God,» says Jonathan while the rest of the guests scream for joy over the news.

A very unusual party in honor of the sex of the child, however, was not so warmly received on Twitter, which was later posted video of the holiday.

«I did it. I found the worst party in honor of sex determination of the unborn child»,- has signed the entry in Saturday Ana Breton. Ana asked people to donate money to the organization of the Pygmy Hippo Foundation, which works to protect the pygmy hippos, while other Twitter users criticized the couple for what they fed the animal with food coloring.

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«The child of this man is hardly as important to feed the Hippo 4.5 kg of food coloring,» wrote one user.

I did it. I found the worst gender reveal. pic.twitter.com/37b5GkrTbN

— Ana Bretón (@missbreton) September 21, 2019

But in the zoo, explained that the party determine the sex of the child was not an unplanned accident, and the zoo staff helped secure the organization of the event. Zoo Director Michael Hicks said that one of the staff often gives the Tank a different watermelon jelly inside as treats. So when the couple decided to spend the holiday, the zoo invited them to invite 5-year-old Hippo, to help with the surprise.

«It’s the same jelly that people give their children. It is absolutely safe» — said The Post Hicks. He noted that he was shocked when the video went viral, but even more amazed at some comments.

«People say, «Oh, I hope Behemoth right»,» — said Hicks.

But he insists that the Hippo was not forced. «You can’t force the Hippo to do something. He weighs more than 1800 kg,» he said. «He’s got the same fun as everyone else.»

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