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A cow in Brazil has become a viral sensation after it escaped being killed at a slaughterhouse by going to a waterpark and going for a ride. This bizarre story starts at a cattle ranch around 500 miles west of Rio de Janeiro where our heroic bovine friend was pegged to be slaughtered. The cow escaped by bolting from the ranch and taking sanctuary in a neighboring water park. And like anyone would at a waterpark, the cow decided to enjoy itself and literally went for a slide down one of the waterslides. In a footage shared on YouTube the cow can be seen slowly slide-walking down the chute. … The obviously distressed animal appears to be struggling to find its footing before deciding to sit down around three-quarters of the way down the slide, narrowly missing out on the big splash at the end. The cow’s daring escape won over the owner of the cattle ranch who has since decided to keep the animal as a pet for life and has named it Tobogã — the Portuguese word for slide.