Nile Hippo Enclosure

July 16th, 2010.

This is an old exhibit (late 1970's?) but does anyone know if it was the very first zoo habitat for Nile hippos with underwater viewing? Was it the first in North America or worldwide?

I used to work with someone who worked at Sedgwick when it first opened. He said that the hippo exhibit was like a giant flush toilet. You pull a lever, the water flushes out, and it refills again.

Is this aquarium (http://www.zoochat.com/610/hippo-viewing-90322/) underneath the walkway in front of the exhibit?

Is this the only pond that the hippo has? It looks quite small.

I think that this exhibit and Toledo were the first hippo underwater viewing in North America, not sure which opened first.

Yes that is the sole pool which has underwater viewing underneath the walkway. Your observation is also correct, the pool is fairly small.

Will the hippo and rhinoceros exhibits be improved under the master plan?