Toledo Zoo - Hippoquarium

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  snowleopard

• 18 Aug 2008

July 2008. Twenty years later and still the zoo's best exhibit.

 

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  mstickmanp

• 18 Aug 2008

Looks like a great exhibit, it's just missing fish.

 

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  BlackRhino

• 22 Oct 2008

Even though 20 years later its still a very good Hippo exhibit, but San Diego and Saint Louis both have better ones.

 

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  snowleopard

• 21 Jan 2009

@BlackRhino: there are a number of top quality hippo pools in the U.S., and the best ones invariably have underwater viewing as that can really elevate a good hippo pool and allow it to become a great one. San Diego's is fantastic, but the Toledo Zoo is massive and holds up quite well 20 years after it was built.

 

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  BlackRhino

• 21 Jan 2009

I still love Toledo's but I just think San Diego's is the best. It feels more new and I like how the Ituri Forest area is themed. Plus the hippos have plants and logs in their exhibit whether than just on the outside.

 

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  Zooplantman

• 23 Jan 2009

This exhibit and the surrounding area (to the elephants) is about to be renovated and slightly enlarged.

 

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  BlackRhino

• 23 Jan 2009

I think its just the elephants and rhinos that are getting expanded

 

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  Zooplantman

• 23 Jan 2009

BlackRhino said:

I think its just the elephants and rhinos that are getting expanded

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Not unless they've reduced the project in the past few months.

 

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  snowleopard

• 3 Feb 2009

Does anyone know for sure what is happening with the proposed construction in the African area of the zoo? It's difficult to believe that the hippo exhibit might be enlarged, as it is already quite impressive in size. That's great news for such massive animals.