Hippopotamus family at West Midland Safari Park

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  okapikpr

• 6 May 2008

Wow, you can rarely see so many hippos out of the water at the same time!

 

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  MARK

• 6 May 2008

That is only part of the herd, it would have to be the best in Europe

 

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  CZJimmy

• 6 May 2008

I've said it before and I'll say it again, it is the best herd in Europe but they have such a basic enclosure...

I think they're missing a dominant male at the minute though...

 

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  CZJimmy

• 7 May 2008

Oh and if anyone is interested, this herd numbers 1.8

The male is a sub-adult and I don't think he is ready for breeding. It's been a while since I last visited, so the situation may have changed...

 

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  James27

• 30 May 2008

That "male" was born at the park, and turned out to be not quite male and not quite female... so it can't breed.

 

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  foz

• 28 Aug 2008

when i went a few weeks ago the keeper said that they were all females and they had no room for a male (i counted 9)

 

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  Michaelreyno

• 29 Oct 2008

I also counted nine hippo when i visited not long ago.

 

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  Jacobea

• 15 Jul 2009

How aggressive are hippos towards each other? If they have too many, couldn't a few be shipped out to, say, Longleat? I'm sure the lake there could hold more than two hippo, it's just a matter of whether they get on (that's if Whipsnade ever wanted to resume breeding common hippo).

 

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  scimiterhorned1

• 26 Sep 2010

hippos are very aggresive towards each other. many fights lead to the death. i dont think tht spot and sonia would get along with more hippos as they areold and have had only each others company for at least 15yrs

 

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  scimiterhorned1

• 26 Sep 2010

and i dnt think tht wmsp would with stand the permanount outside conditions through winter