Teteia Hippopotamus 1959 - 2011 Sao Paulo Zoo - She was the oldest animal in the zoo. Arrived 3 years after the zoo was inaugurated in 1958. She was born in argentina and had 10 offspring, 2 of which remain at Sao Paulo Zoo.
Teteia Hippopotamus 1959 - 2011 Sao Paulo Zoo - She was the oldest animal in the zoo. Arrived 3 years after the zoo was inaugurated in 1958. She was born in argentina and had 10 offspring, 2 of which remain at Sao Paulo Zoo.
The death of Teteia was widely reported in the Sao Paulo press. Behind her in the picture is Sininho, her daughter, born ten years ago, when Teteia was 43 years old.
Teteia lived until 53 years. There is no information online which mentions if Sininho had offspring.
