pygmy hippo

The Hippo Building housed Hippos, Pygmy Hippos and African Penguins until 2008, when it demolished and replaced by the Conservation Carousel. The zoo's Hippo named Moe left for the ABQ BioPark Zoo in 2005. Since then, he has sired two calves.

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So I was trying to think of creative hippo enrichment, and I want to know what you guys have seen or can think of. I know obviously water and training the hippos, but I want something kind of like toys. I have seen zoos give hippos boomer balls, but not much else. What do you guys think?

A video from Youtube, showing the newly developed enclosures in the Riviera hall at Rotterdam zoo. Blijdorp bijna klaar met nieuwe dikhuidenvleugel - YouTube

For many years there has been a skew towards female pygmy hippo calves over males, RZSS is funding a research programme, based in the Ivory Coast, to compare wild births to captive births. BBC News - Study into why captive female hippos exceed males

Hi, do anybody could give me some details about pygmy hippo pool filtration system. what is the capacity needed (sand filter) what kind of pre-filtration system needed... I need to precise we are not thinking about an under water viewing exhibit but a much "natural exotic forest pool"...