a river hippopotamus, was humanely euthanized on Sunday, Nov. 10. Patti marked her 55th birthday in February. She was born at the Dallas Zoo and arrived in Milwaukee in 1972, living at the zoo for ...

Patti, the oldest hippopotamus in U.S. zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, died Nov. 10, at the Milwaukee County Zoo. She was 55. Born at the Dallas Zoo, Patti arrived in ...

He purchased $2 million worth of wild animals from a Dallas zoo. After his death, most of the animals were sold off — all except four hippos who were, it was decided, too ornery to seize and sell.

“For hippos, we’ll freeze fruit and other produce ... it’s not unprecedented. And workers at the Dallas Zoo are used to preparing for extremes in all seasons. “I think we realise more ...