RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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If Fiona of the Cincinnati Zoo were to leave, where would be ideal for her? I personally think that she could maybe move to Denver or San Antonio.
North American Common Hippopotamus Population
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She most likely won’t. I can see San Diego retaining the current mother daughter pair of Funani and Amhale; at least for the next few years.
She’s being paired with Tucker from San Antonio is she not?
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Unlikely. The zoo never said that that Fiona and Tucker should breed, since they barely have room for three adult hippos.
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Also BTW, Tucker came from San Francisco, not San Antonio.
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Also Uma (48) at the San Antonio Zoo and Viviana (47) at Disney's Animal Kingdom should not breed again.
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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I think that Monreaux of the Louisiana Purchase Gardens & Zoo could be moved to another facility, considering that he is COMPLETELY unrelated to any other hippo in North America.
I think this may come as common sense to many that two senior/geriatric hippos are way past breeding and don’t think it’s even possible if attempted. And while we don’t know if the hippo from Louisiana Purchase Gardens and Zoo will be bred, this all is straying away from the purpose of the whole thread. It’s to see about transactions/births/deaths of the hippo population in North America. Not to say that conversations don’t ever deviated on any given thread, this is Zoochat and it happens quite often. All that said, I think it’s important to post mostly about what is actually going with the NA hippo population instead of “what ifs” or “should/shouldn’t” happen.
Cincinnati plans to keep their current group together at least for the time being, so I doubt they would be sending Fiona away anytime soon, especially since she is so famous and a LOT of visitors come just to see her.
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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When I visited the San Diego Zoo on Monday, October 11th, 2021, Otis was feeling perfectly fine and seemed to have no problems at all. He even ran into his pool and was SO excited about his water cannon. He was my favorite animal at the zoo (maybe except for the Indian Rhino). But he must have died because of a heart attack or something.
How do you know? Animals are very good at hiding illnesses.
He had a degenerative joint and spinal disease and he would have been in pain for quite some time, only helped by medication ect. Ultimately, his condition declined and got to the point where they couldn't treat it anymore, and so the decision was made to euthanise him.
Still a darn shame though.
They do have a nice enclosure though. Maybe in the future once Fiona is moved on, will Bibi be allowed to breed.
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Will the Sedgwick County Zoo keep or phase out hippos when their elderly hippos die?
Not sure. I don't think they have the room for breeding unless the current facilities are updated. A decision will likely be made once the hippos die on whether they'll continue with them or not.
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Does anyone have any photos of the old River Hippo exhibits in:
San Diego (1938-1960 or 1960-1988)
Cincinnati (1997 or before then)
Knoxville (?-1995)
San Antonio (1975-2010)
Dallas (1956-2001)
Milwaukee (1972-2020)
Audubon (1943-2005)
St. Louis (1919-1998)
Ellen Trout (1965-1997)
Houston (1957-1995)
Kansas City (1953-1981)
San Francisco (1944-2008)
Jackson (1953-1990)
Norfolk (1970-1996)
Fresno (1956-2005)
Mesker Park (1955-2012)
Detroit (1936-2011)
Birmingham (1959-2020)
Columbus (1939-1986)
Pittsburgh (1946-1984)
Philadelphia (1912-2011)
Cameron Park (1978-1993)
San Diego (1938-1960 or 1960-1988)
Cincinnati (1997 or before then)
Knoxville (?-1995)
San Antonio (1975-2010)
Dallas (1956-2001)
Milwaukee (1972-2020)
Audubon (1943-2005)
St. Louis (1919-1998)
Ellen Trout (1965-1997)
Houston (1957-1995)
Kansas City (1953-1981)
San Francisco (1944-2008)
Jackson (1953-1990)
Norfolk (1970-1996)
Fresno (1956-2005)
Mesker Park (1955-2012)
Detroit (1936-2011)
Birmingham (1959-2020)
Columbus (1939-1986)
Pittsburgh (1946-1984)
Philadelphia (1912-2011)
Cameron Park (1978-1993)
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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I have some questions about some Common Hippos in the United States that I can't seem to find about their whereabouts. If anyone knows, please tell me. My list is in NO PARTICULAR ORDER. (#)= birth year
1. What happened to a male hippo named Horatio (1968), who lived at the Virginia Zoo from 1970 to 1980? hipposworld.de shows him as alive as of right now.
2. What happened to Blippo (1982) at Wildlife Safari Oregon?
3. What happened to Geraldine (1972) at Disney's Animal Kingdom?
4. What happened to Cleopatra (1966) at Lion Country Safari Florida?
5. What happened to Kayin (2008) and an unnamed calf (2010) at Gulf Breeze Zoo?
6. What happened to Petey (1981) at Houston Zoo?
7. What happened to Splash (1988) at Memphis Zoo
8. What happened to Slick (1987) at Dickerson Park Zoo?
9. What happened to Puella (1965) and Toto (1971) at Denver Zoo
10. What happened to Cleo (1987) at Prospect Park Zoo?
11. What happened to Bunny (1993) at Birmingham Zoo?
12. What happened to Mama Cass (1970), Shakespeare (1979) and Harpo (1979) at Kansas City Zoo?
1. What happened to a male hippo named Horatio (1968), who lived at the Virginia Zoo from 1970 to 1980? hipposworld.de shows him as alive as of right now.
2. What happened to Blippo (1982) at Wildlife Safari Oregon?
3. What happened to Geraldine (1972) at Disney's Animal Kingdom?
4. What happened to Cleopatra (1966) at Lion Country Safari Florida?
5. What happened to Kayin (2008) and an unnamed calf (2010) at Gulf Breeze Zoo?
6. What happened to Petey (1981) at Houston Zoo?
7. What happened to Splash (1988) at Memphis Zoo
8. What happened to Slick (1987) at Dickerson Park Zoo?
9. What happened to Puella (1965) and Toto (1971) at Denver Zoo
10. What happened to Cleo (1987) at Prospect Park Zoo?
11. What happened to Bunny (1993) at Birmingham Zoo?
12. What happened to Mama Cass (1970), Shakespeare (1979) and Harpo (1979) at Kansas City Zoo?
RhinoHippoElephantGiraffe
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Turning back to the year 1975, there were 42 of the current top 80 zoos in the United States that had Common Hippos (52.5%). Now that number is just 20 out of 80 (25%).
Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari is closing for good. HOME | wild-wilderness (wildwildernessdrivethroughsafari.com)
Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari in Gentry announces closure (msn.com)
Any speculations as to where their hippo may be sent?
Wild Wilderness Drive-Through Safari in Gentry announces closure (msn.com)
Any speculations as to where their hippo may be sent?
Not really sure. There's currently no need for any breeding bulls within the region atm, maybe besides San Diego and possibly even Honolulu.