Its interesting but I agree in thinking Bristol have never had Common hippo. There has never been any enclosure that evidently could have housed them in the past.
Answer to this question- Jamrach's perchance?
Guess the zoo
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Its interesting but I agree in thinking Bristol have never had Common hippo. There has never been any enclosure that evidently could have housed them in the past.
Answer to this question- Jamrach's perchance?
I think that (clearly) just googling the answer is not acceptable, because it's a quiz. However, I think that if you have an idea you can use a search to corroborate it. So, as an example, if you wanted to guess Bolderdash Zoo but didn't know if the time frame fitted, you could google when that zoo opened. If I was using resources outside my own brain, I would say it when I posted my answer for the sake of clarity (just because that's the way I am).
No, the answer is not Jamrach's premises; the answer is a zoo, that was open to the public, not an animal dealer.
The European Hippo Studbook records that a hippopotamus born in Amsterdam on 29th July 1865 was sent to Crystal Palace on 9th June 1866.
However, Crystal Palace is not the answer to this question; a UK zoo, other than London, exhibited a hippopotamus before the one at Crystal Palace.
if I may ask a clue-related question: is this zoo still in operation?
No the zoo is not in operation; in fact, I think that the hippo was one of the last animals at the zoo.
I think everyone might be stumped. Perhaps another clue might be in order.
OK: a clue.
The second zoo in the UK to exhibit a hippopotamus closed in the nineteenth century.
To commerate the city's zoo and its hippo, a
statue of a hippotamus was erected in the city not far from the site of the old zoo.
I googled that for you: BBC - Black Country - Places - The story of Walsall's friendly Hippo
The Royal Menagerie at the Tower of London maybe?
I don't think that there was ever a zoo in Walsall; anyway this is not the answer.
(I"ve never visited Walsall and was unaware of the hippo statue there so I was interested to learn this.)
No, not the Tower Menagerie.
I have no idea. I have so much of a no idea that I gave up on playing this round and just tried to google the answer. I couldn't find the answer. So I still have no idea!
Does the hippo statue still exist?
Does the hippo statue still exist?
Yes, the statue is still there. Shall I give another clue?
I don't think I'll get it even with more clues, so maybe let the others decide if they would like a further clue.
I think a new clue might be useful, though I don't think I will get the answer.
OK. This might make it too easy but the city with the hippo statue now boasts a superb aquarium.
zooboy28
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Was there a zoo in Hull?