This is the old male Hippo at Dublin Zoo. I think he's now dead. This old pool no longer exists either. It used to be where the elephant paddock is now.
This is the old male Hippo at Dublin Zoo. I think he's now dead. This old pool no longer exists either. It used to be where the elephant paddock is now.
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Brendan Walsh
That is henry, his still alive and well, living in the new African Plains part of Dublin Zoo.
I only suggested he could have died because there is a Hippo skull in the zoo's education department that looks remarkably like Henry's. I've got a photo of that somewhere which I'll dig out.
He was born 1977 at Amsterdam so is now 33 years old. He came to Dublin from Rotterdam. His name in the studbook is Tom/Henri so I guess it has since been changed slightly to our version of 'Henry'.
That lower tusk growing out sideways is very distinctive.
His son 'Hoovie' aged 9 has just been sent to Whipsnade.
I had the pleasure of feeding Henry with carrots from the side of the old pool , as I am sure many others did - I think have seen pictures of school parties in the enclosure feeding him .
(Not sure if you use the same term braces outside of U.S. - if not, they are the metal tighteners that some children have installed on their teeth to straighten them out).
(Not sure if you use the same term braces outside of U.S. - if not, they are the metal tighteners that some children have installed on their teeth to straighten them out).
