The favorite of the zoo - my favorite
I like to go to the zoo and watch the animals there. My favorite animal is the hippopotamus. I watch them for hours. Behemoth is the favorite of the zoo.
This hippopotamus arrived in 1969 on the sea from Hamburg to Cindy's ship to Riga, and from there to Kharkov. In the first years he was called Cindy in honor of the ship on which he sailed. Over time, he was called in his own way by Senya. So, this name strengthened him. Over time, the zoo staff found that this is an outstanding personality. They were often surprised by the completely unexpected actions of the hippopotamus. Thus, he skillfully steals from workers the broom to ... eat! He himself learned to open his paddock and made night walks around the zoo.
The hippopotamus knows that everyone loves it and therefore knows how to use it.
First, it slowly enters the water.
Then dives ... and everyone, with bated breath, waiting for him to appear. Wait, they are looking for him in the water - he can not be seen. Then he suddenly appears next to the visitors. All are delighted! After doing this trick several times, he comes out of the water and comes to the fence.
And now, at this moment you begin to understand that he is waiting for a reward for his work. In the end, he opens his mouth wide and waits.
He is waiting for you to put food in his mouth.
Then, very pleased, he chewed it all!
Senya is very clever, despite the fact that he is a hippopotamus. I love him!
Wow, thanks for sharing - reminds me of childhood. :)
I love animals
Thanks for the support.
My favorite animal at the zoo is the monkey!
Great animals,nice photography.
Your to good job.
Thank you so much!
Zoos are super depressing - nice photos but that animal is a prisoner.
Maybe you're right. But the conditions are not so bad, because this hippopotamus had many children born already in the zoo.
Sadly, the number of offspring is not a measure of happiness.
longevity is an indicator of good care? Have you read my post? Did you notice that the hippopotamus arrived at the zoo in 1969? He is already an adult.
hi @zvezda51 i really appreciate your thoughtful responses to me. i want to thank you by taking the time to write some good comments back because i looked over your posts and i believe you to be a thoughtful, caring person. if i didn't think that, i wouldn't waste my time here ;-)
Regarding longevity being an indicator of good care ... so that is not the issue here. the issue is that zoos are depressing because the animal is a prisoner. Just because a company can keep an animal alive for a long period of time may make it a better prison, but still a prison, and still depressing. For instance:
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/seaworld-killer-whale-dies-kasatka-orca-suffer-bacterial-infection-blackfish-10-years-florida-a7896956.html
By the way, would regular members of the public know if a hippo was "sick" or ill just by looking at it? Probably not.
i'll mention again that i am not attacking you personally, i think your intentions are lovely for posting this but it is important to understand that when people pay for-profit businesses to imprison animals for human convenience and entertainment, then those animals will continue to be imprisoned and it will be depressing. this is especially important for people who like animals, because they unintentionally pay to keep the animals locked up. traditional zoos have no place in modern society, but they will continue to stay in business if people think of them as "good".
Animals and trees are the life of nature so,i love them tooo
very nice photo.
Thank you so much!
What a wonderful story about your favorite animal at the zoo! He sounds like quite the character with a big personality and so very sweet. Hope you had fun and enjoyed your visit!
Ivy
Thank you so much!
You are most welcome!
Me too I like to visit zoo and see animals thank you so much because you share with us your experience.
yes Senya is clever we should to care and love them.