hippo

As random and out of nowhere as this thread might be. Recently, I took it upon myself to list every ungulate native to South Africa from the perspective of being held (currently) in regional institutions. This is especially true for international members that may have plans to travel to South...

Choeropsis liberiensis. Male 'Tapon' (19 yrs).

Choeropsis liberiensis. Male 'Tapon' (19 yrs).

Fritz Fiona bibi and tucker currently call the cincinnati zoo home

First finished on June 20th, 2025; the following illustration was a side project I made that represents a combination of familiar and obscure mammals from the continent of Africa (made on Procreate).

Homosassa Springs was one of the dozen tourist attractions that sprung up all over Florida in the 1950s and 1960s. What started out as a floating underwater observation deck above the spring itself, turned into a diverse collection of tropical species including Florida Manatee, California Sea...

I was leaving the zoo and saw this and thought it was a perfect photo.

This is a list for all Nile Hippos in European Zoos and facilities. As there have been population threads for North America and Oceania, I have been wondering since I joined ZooChat why nobody has created a European Nile Hippo population thread, so I have decided to research it and then make my...

Frankfurt Zoo visited on 31. 07 and 01.08.2024

Hi y’all! I’m just a lover of zoos and all the work they do for conservation of animals and plants! My sister is a wildlife photographer. I grew up frequenting the San Diego Zoo and worked there for a summer at the Sabertooth Grill and the Exit gift shops. I am in the Seattle area now and love...

One of the world’s most dangerous animals due to their aggressive and unpredictable nature, these semi aquatic mammals are in fact, one of my favorite animals because of their stocky, barrel-shaped torsos, their wide opening mouth, and the way they walk on the riverbed.

Review of the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden https://cincinnatizoo.org With its Zoological Society being founded in 1873, followed by an 1875 opening, this makes the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, found in Cincinnati, Ohio, the nation’s second oldest. The Zoo had a slow beginning due...

Photo from a neglected display case, likely featuring hippo sisters Habey and Hazina (Date unknown).

Photo from a neglected display case, featuring one of the zoo's two hippos playing with a large ball (Date unknown).

One of two Hippos kept at EPZ. November 20th 2022.