I remember as a kid my local zoo had a bull hippo, and he was kept in a small concrete enclosure with what was little more than a large puddle. He was eventually sent to a zoo in Mexico, due to deteriorating health. Now he lives in a huge enclosure with a massive pond in it. He also has a harem of cows and has fathered several calves. "Life is good." -Hippo
It’s really sad to me when he slows down and becomes still. It’s like pain of realizing he’s got no way to solve this problem he’s facing. Depression. Poor thing. This is infuriating
There is going to be a time in our future where the human race collectively realises how cruel we were to treat these magnificent animals in this way. It seriously sucks
Ever since I was a small child I always told people that zoos are no different than prisons in a way it's actually more cruel than prison because they are literally taken away from their habitat forcefully.
I am from Africa and I was just wondering the same thing, this animal belongs in the wild and it needs major range or expansive territory. It needs to walk out of the river into the bushveld (savanah) in search of food. Maybe a pride of lions would attack it and it flees back to the river. It tramples one or two Nile crocs along the way....that - is its life!!
@@antipetaassociation4279 yea Some zoos actually save some animals from extinction But I do think there are some bad zoos out there too who don't treat animals well
@@antipetaassociation4279 I would also like to see the profitability of zoos as well as a part of 'researching' how beneficial zoos are to non indigenous animals. The last time, Pablo Escobar in the early 90's had his own 'Africa' behind one of his jungle factories..fully kitted with just about every animal that didnt belong there.
tomtalker2000 but it also gets fed without work, does not worry about danger or predators, and is always cared for by trained professionals. Much better there than in the wild.
That is just the viewing enclosure. It's sad yes, but if it makes you feel any better (which I'm sure it doesn't) they have much larger more private enclosures.
Poor thing. Although some.of this must be due to territorial behavior, we can't forget how frustrated she must be. To be forced to live in confinement, alone, and in such a small space is heart breaking. All for our amusement. 😢
Zoos are like prison but way more cruel because they are forcibly ripped away from their habitats and so inhumane and evil for us to do to these creatures
So many experts imposing their anthropomorphic standards onto animals. This is a happy hippo playing to his audience. A very lucky hippo in fact. Well fed, housed in a nice clean environment. But of course the dreamers would much rather have him living in a drought stricken muddy river exposed to disease and starvation
Zoos are like prison but way more cruel because they are forcibly ripped away from their habitats and so inhumane and evil for us to do to these creatures
The enclosure extends around the corner into a larger paddock and a barn behind it. I dont know if there are pools back there too, because it is not visible to the public. That pool isn't very large, but the hippo has other options when it wishes to. Most of the time it is just asleep in the bottom of the pool.
There is actually a lot of land room for it to go. You can't see it as it is around the left corner. They intentionally give the animal a way to get away from the people if it wants to.
Lala loire Um no, hippos are an extremely dangerous animal. Any animal it doesn't want in its territory is very much so liable to being chomped or crushed.
Zoos are absolutely heartbreaking. If an animal is endangered or needs help, help them, but putting a hippo in a fish tank for entertainment is cruel. Imagine if it were the other way around, THEN people would care.
You do realize 1. There’s land on his enclosure in the far back as you can see he’s choosing to be in the water 2. Hippos will spend 90% of there day in the water and come out at night when there’s no sun because there skin is not meant to take much heat
I find hippos fascinating. Fascinating for the absolutely bizarre twist of evolution. So Mother Nature it decided it needed a huge powerful extremely irritable mammal with all kinds of gnarly teeth and giant tusks....... ya know, to eat grass.
Lala loire Yes, ban every single zoo and reservation because if one is bad everyone else is too! Let pandas, lions, tigers, and other endangered animals needlessly go extinct. Yep. *Logic.*
zoos do almost nothing for conservation. even though they have breeding programs for endangered species, it's not like they'll ever release a captive bred animal. also, are hippos endangered? no. half the animal species kept in zoos have very healthy wild populations so why would they need to be in a zoo?
I use to think hippos we're friendly but I now realize they can get really aggressive, and attack people. But it dose appear that he is not a happy camper.😔. Maybe he needs more space.
This looks like animal torture, its too small of a space. The Zoo should have more of a big space with more Hippos as oppose to more of dif kinds of animals
My heart breaks for this poor hippo. When are we going to stop abusing animals ? Perfect example is right here this hippo is being force to live all alone in this tiny enclosure. Hippo live with other hippos schools of 30 plus
Olga Busch firstly, this is only a small section of its enclosure, second in the wild hippos get over crowded and which is even worse then being alone, which isn’t that bad especially for bull hippos.
Olga Busch males will quiet often be one there own(normally when they don’t have a pod) so having them on there own won’t really affect them. Females will gather together, but they don’t like being crowded together and from what I’ve seen the 30+ pods only really occur in the dry season when they are forced together.
I grew up on a large cattle ranch.. the cattle live better than people do in 3rd world countries, & actually probably live better than many in America too..I hate circus's & am not real thrilled about quite a few zoo's.. hippos are creatures that can be huge azz'S in the animal kingdom.. put that reality with a tiny tank & taunting children & you get an irate hippo..it's actually looking like he's trying to find a weakness in the fencing so it can murder all the children..*sigh* people ruin everything
Here Here to Julia Crawford. Horrible, ignorant onlookers and zoo. Under no circumstances would I pay for myself and children to gawp and giggle at an animals' misfortune. Captive animals that are not endangered in TINY enclosures make me sad and livid; I bet the zoo execs don't live like that.
This is obviously a territorial display if you are educated in hippo body language, the thrashing of the head, biting at the water, fast open mouthed pacing, it’s all a threat display. He would kill all of those people if he had the chance. The problem is that his enclosure is far to small, and he feels the need to protect his territory. Large animals like this deserve large enclosures.
You are mostly right. It is having fun. Hippos in captivity are not all aggressive, like those in the wild. Hippos are intelligent, and playful at a young age. As for the size of the exhibit, if it were 10 acres the hippo would still spend most of its time in the water. That is where they are most comfortable, and where they get their exercise. I was a keeper for 20 years, and spent most of my time working with hippos.
I once ate a bunch of edibles and visited the San Francisco Zoo were that same hippo is serving his time. I remember the weed started to kick in right as I came upon his prison cell. I looked over and saw the Hippos caretaker toss a big ass watermelon into the water and the hippo swam over and crushed the watermelon in one chomp then swallowed it in two gulps. After that I was so stoned that all I wanted to do was go swimming and eat watermelon.
Okay, I'm really sick of seeing zoo hate on here. Is that animal showing stress behaviors? YES. Is this typical of hippos in captivity? ABSOLUTELY NOT. So let's condemn all zoos/aquariums because of one out-of-context video on youtube. The hippo clearly has more space other than this pool, and no hippo is ever kept alone (unless there is some reason, like the animal is sick or is being aggressive towards others) in any modern zoo I've ever been too. I have over ten years of experience working with animals in captivity, and the only people who complain about zoos have no idea what they are talking about. The aquarium where I worked at houses the largest population of sea otters on the Oregon coast since the early 1900s and every single one of our otters was rescued from the wild as pups and can't be released. So let's let a critically endangered keystone species vital to the health of kelp forests die out because "they don't deserve to live in a prison uwu". It was only through the cooperation of dozens of zoos across the world that the California Condor flies in the skies again. The Arabian Oryx was saved from extinction because of zoos. "Zoos don't do anything for conservation" my ass! Hundreds of thousands of people are educated on conservation EVERY DAY because of zoos and aquariums. Anyone can experience and appreciate the beauty of nature because of zoos. On average, wild animals live AT LEAST twice as long in captivity as they do in the wild due to abundant food, healthcare, and lack of predators. Hell, we have a harbor seal that is 38 years old! Do you know how long they live on average in the wild? 18. Are there bad zoos that don't take care of their animals? YES. Are they the norm? HELL NO. Go ask someone who has worked at a zoo or an aquarium for any length of time, and I guarantee they care more about those animals than they do themselves. Please educate yourselves.
When a hippo wags its tail it means he has confidence. And if he or she is lunging foward its going aggresive and I don't think the kids understand that because if that cage wasn't there they're dead
It’s inhumane to keep a wild animal in conditions like this. If I had to listen to screaming people and children all day, I’d go bonkers too. Poor guy.
Thats sad. All those people standing too near his space is driving the creature mad. They are extremely territorial and that enclosure is a joke, FAR too small for that hippo.
Zoos are horrible places for animals. I remember going to the Staten Island zoo about 35 years ago and seeing a black leopard that had clearly gone insane from being in the cage . It was truly heartbreaking to see this animal pace back-and-forth in front of the cage with its head bobbing in an odd manner. It had been pacing in the same spot for so many years that he actually wore down the concrete pad that it was on . Never want to go to a zoo again.
That enclosure would upset anyone. That beautiful animal should be free to roam land and water...not cooped up in that small amount of space. No wonder it’s irritated
People don’t realize just how big these animals are! Those teeth are sometimes longer than a foot! They only look like there a few inches but that’s because the hippo is so big!
Lmao all these stupid comments about the hippo in the water, if ya’ll knew about hippos and actually read about them you would know they spend 90% of their day in the water or soaking in mud because there skin is so sensitive to direct sunlight. He has land in the far back so he’s choosing to be in the water
This is so wrong and so painful to watch. Thid hippo is suffering, annoyed and he doesn't have a shred of fear. If he could he would attack everyone desturbing his little peace in his little tub. This is horrible.
Holy hell, if I had to live in that tiny little tub with people screaming at me all day I'd go bonkers too!
Exactly what I wanted to say.
@@edenlust1638 what if the hippo can't be released? I'm sure the zoo provides good care for it. Good food. And water.
@@tbltpianoandmidis383 The matter is if the animal is used for entertainment and surround by noisy crowded like that.
@@tbltpianoandmidis383 as in it can't be released as it was brought half way across the world and now doesn't know the wild?
@@mrjw7398 exactly.
I remember as a kid my local zoo had a bull hippo, and he was kept in a small concrete enclosure with what was little more than a large puddle. He was eventually sent to a zoo in Mexico, due to deteriorating health. Now he lives in a huge enclosure with a massive pond in it. He also has a harem of cows and has fathered several calves.
"Life is good."
-Hippo
It’s really sad to me when he slows down and becomes still. It’s like pain of realizing he’s got no way to solve this problem he’s facing. Depression. Poor thing. This is infuriating
Same😢
Zoos are like prison but way more cruel. Zoos should un ironically be illegal.
its just playing thats why its wagging its tale
He would sever you in half for no reason.
There is going to be a time in our future where the human race collectively realises how cruel we were to treat these magnificent animals in this way. It seriously sucks
Ever since I was a small child I always told people that zoos are no different than prisons in a way it's actually more cruel than prison because they are literally taken away from their habitat forcefully.
I am from Africa and I was just wondering the same thing, this animal belongs in the wild and it needs major range or expansive territory. It needs to walk out of the river into the bushveld (savanah) in search of food. Maybe a pride of lions would attack it and it flees back to the river. It tramples one or two Nile crocs along the way....that - is its life!!
its time for people to actually research zoos and figure out how much they help animals
@@antipetaassociation4279 yea
Some zoos actually save some animals from extinction
But I do think there are some bad zoos out there too who don't treat animals well
@@antipetaassociation4279 I would also like to see the profitability of zoos as well as a part of 'researching' how beneficial zoos are to non indigenous animals.
The last time, Pablo Escobar in the early 90's had his own 'Africa' behind one of his jungle factories..fully kitted with just about every animal that didnt belong there.
Poor thing, it lives in a fish tank! :(
Agreed...!!! And ALL for our selfish amusement...(g)
tomtalker2000 but it also gets fed without work, does not worry about danger or predators, and is always cared for by trained professionals. Much better there than in the wild.
YoungMoe155 im actually black xD
YoungMoe155 lol
When you have nothing of value to add, rather keep your ridiculous comments to yourself. You have no idea what you are talking about.
I would be angry too if I had to live in a bath tub
Turtle Woman Melissa the enclosed is bigger
That is just the viewing enclosure. It's sad yes, but if it makes you feel any better (which I'm sure it doesn't) they have much larger more private enclosures.
You do realize all day they will sit in the water and at night they come out cuz of there sensitive skin, learn about hippos before commenting
he has the life of riley
@@Mickylover in the wild it’s still better
Poor thing. Although some.of this must be due to territorial behavior, we can't forget how frustrated she must be. To be forced to live in confinement, alone, and in such a small space is heart breaking. All for our amusement. 😢
But its ok when the chinese sweat shop workers. live in 8 foot tall "metal boxes" . Because it helps reduce the cost of smartphones.
Torture! Whatever happened to people being upset about elephants, apes, etc being held in isolation in small enclosures. This is unkind and unjust!
Zoos are like prison but way more cruel because they are forcibly ripped away from their habitats and so inhumane and evil for us to do to these creatures
male elephants and hippos prefer to live alone
its cruel to keep God's creatures in unnatural solitary cramped confinement
A hippo would sever you in two pieces for no reason whatsoever
@@exacerbatedfellow1236 you would irritate or treaten a hippo of it would attack
@@rexyjp1237 yea,just dont go to it then people. Dumbest shit ive heard form the fellow above
So many experts imposing their anthropomorphic standards onto animals. This is a happy hippo playing to his audience. A very lucky hippo in fact. Well fed, housed in a nice clean environment. But of course the dreamers would much rather have him living in a drought stricken muddy river exposed to disease and starvation
When we grow up and realize what’s really going on the zoo doesn’t seem all that fun anymore. 😞
zoos save many animals
I'd be angry to closed up somewhere with people standing around watching me 😥
Brittany Chanel You're pretty as fuck
Such a magnificent animal, treated so poorly, I feel very sorry for it.
Zoos are like prison but way more cruel because they are forcibly ripped away from their habitats and so inhumane and evil for us to do to these creatures
his is only a small section they have more space and are treated well
When he turned his back towards them I was highkey like "PLEASE fan your doo doo at them Please fan your doo doo at them"🤷🏽♀️🤣
The enclosure extends around the corner into a larger paddock and a barn behind it. I dont know if there are pools back there too, because it is not visible to the public. That pool isn't very large, but the hippo has other options when it wishes to. Most of the time it is just asleep in the bottom of the pool.
damn, my dogs have more space to roam in the backyard
in other words ,animal cruelty this is.
people are way to close to the poor animal.
his is only a small section they have acres of space s
how fucking small is the hippo area wow thats so stupid why would they not give the hippo a bigger area???
i agree, there is hardly any space for him to go on land as well
There is actually a lot of land room for it to go. You can't see it as it is around the left corner. They intentionally give the animal a way to get away from the people if it wants to.
Modern Day Warrior watch your lauaguge. I don’t like swearing all day
this is only a small section zoos spread out the exibit so you can't see the whole thing at once
This video makes me sad, sad for the poor hippo :(
I like how everyone becomes a biologist when it comes to videos like this
no everyone just has common sense
It’s amazing how fast hippopotamus can move in and out of water, being that they are so large.
The hippo was clearly getting agitated. The guy even said "He looks upset."
I see why he's so angry 😠
I'd be pissed off also being stuck in there LET HIM GO
Big DickDaddy just a shame to see him getting stressed that's all
It's possible to put animals back into the wild.
Big DickDaddy at least he would be free
They could at least give it a much larger enclosure.
Many "wild" animals have been rehabilitated back into the wild. Even if they have been born in captivity, it is possible.
People seem to always think hippos are all cute and cuddly. They are actually one of the most dangerous animals on the planet.
Chuck Balkin they're pussycats
Its not hippos that are dangerous its humans that are dangerous the hippo will defend his habitat which makes humans danger to him.
Lala loire
Um no, hippos are an extremely dangerous animal. Any animal it doesn't want in its territory is very much so liable to being chomped or crushed.
Chuck Balkin on the planet for sure!
Chuck Balkin humans always have place 1 as the Most dangerous animal!
dude, they belong in he wild
But there's no wild left!
they would be poached
🙂
🙂
Free the hippo
James Danowski or I just eat you.
derk
Human meat is extremely unhealthy.
CosmicWanderingCreature Named Puddlefoot you are a special kind of stupid.
derk
For what? Saying human meat is unhealthy? You're the one pulling insults out your ass.
don't free my ex. she crazy
Shame on San Francisco Zoo for a prison like environment and small enclosure. What a horrible life .
this is only one part they have more space
Zoos are absolutely heartbreaking. If an animal is endangered or needs help, help them, but putting a hippo in a fish tank for entertainment is cruel. Imagine if it were the other way around, THEN people would care.
Nicole Black if a hippo put me in a fish tank?
2014FivePointOh Funny. No, if we had humans in zoos rather than animals.
Nicole Black you we have jails and prisons lol living in a little ass cage
Ummm… we DID put people in zoos...
popularresistance.org/deep-racism-the-forgotten-history-of-human-zoos/
You do realize 1. There’s land on his enclosure in the far back as you can see he’s choosing to be in the water 2. Hippos will spend 90% of there day in the water and come out at night when there’s no sun because there skin is not meant to take much heat
I find hippos fascinating. Fascinating for the absolutely bizarre twist of evolution. So Mother Nature it decided it needed a huge powerful extremely irritable mammal with all kinds of gnarly teeth and giant tusks....... ya know, to eat grass.
Get a pallet of Snickers. Bob gets mean when he's hungry.
Animal cruelty evidence right here
you only see one area he has way more space
This poor creature! He must hate his life- being surrounded by children!
That's one happy animal
People are the worst.
i'd be pissed too if i lived in a pool. #ANIMAL LIBERATION
this is only a small section they have more space
BAN ALL ZOOS...this is a stressed hippo he has right to be angry bless this beautiful animal.
Lala loire
Yes, ban every single zoo and reservation because if one is bad everyone else is too! Let pandas, lions, tigers, and other endangered animals needlessly go extinct.
Yep. *Logic.*
CosmicWanderingCreature Named Puddlefoot hate to agree with you
CosmicWanderingCreature Named Puddlefoot // Same thing I was thinking when I read that comment .___.
zoos do almost nothing for conservation. even though they have breeding programs for endangered species, it's not like they'll ever release a captive bred animal. also, are hippos endangered? no. half the animal species kept in zoos have very healthy wild populations so why would they need to be in a zoo?
jane doe so people who
can’t afford to go all the way to Africa (for any sort of reason) can see one here.
poor baby.. I'm so sorry we've done this to you.
What have you done?
his is only one area they acres of space
Waiting for the day aliens lock us in tiny cages
I use to think hippos we're friendly but I now realize they can get really aggressive, and attack people. But it dose appear that he is not a happy camper.😔. Maybe he needs more space.
This looks like animal torture, its too small of a space. The Zoo should have more of a big space with more Hippos as oppose to more of dif kinds of animals
his is only one area he has way more space and some males prefer to live alone
He found out lunch was going to be a hour later...
Now San Francisco should know better to keep a Hippo isolated and to give an exhibit mostly made up of water with such little room!
"Mostly made up of water..."
I get what you're saying, but hippos spend most of their lives in water?
it has a huge habitat and that is his pool, have you even been there
you only see one area he has way more space
My heart breaks for this poor hippo. When are we going to stop abusing animals ? Perfect example is right here this hippo is being force to live all alone in this tiny enclosure. Hippo live with other hippos schools of 30 plus
Olga Busch firstly, this is only a small section of its enclosure, second in the wild hippos get over crowded and which is even worse then being alone, which isn’t that bad especially for bull hippos.
James Athersmith really ? I had no clue. Everything I read said, hippos live in large groups of herd.
Olga Busch males will quiet often be one there own(normally when they don’t have a pod) so having them on there own won’t really affect them. Females will gather together, but they don’t like being crowded together and from what I’ve seen the 30+ pods only really occur in the dry season when they are forced together.
James Athersmith Thank You for informing me. I've learned something 👍
this is only a small section
I grew up on a large cattle ranch.. the cattle live better than people do in 3rd world countries, & actually probably live better than many in America too..I hate circus's & am not real thrilled about quite a few zoo's.. hippos are creatures that can be huge azz'S in the animal kingdom.. put that reality with a tiny tank & taunting children & you get an irate hippo..it's actually looking like he's trying to find a weakness in the fencing so it can murder all the children..*sigh* people ruin everything
he calmed down at the end when the warden came out
That is a happy hippo. Hippo's only wiggle their ears when their happy
One of the most powerful animals in the world, stuck in a fish tank.
this is only a small section they ahve acres of space so thats a big fishtank
That beast needs more space.
James Danowski - Ha ha, that was funny. Poor hippo beast.
James Danowski shut the hell up maybe you should do that to yourself people like you shouldn’t be allowed to use the internet
its only part of the area
It’s sad to see it as a solitary animal when they naturally live in herds. Like other have commented, it’s enclosure is minut
many males prefer to live alone
that zoo looks like Jurassic world
He's probably upset because he's in an effing swimming pool.
And they always wonder how little Suzie falls into the enclosure. She dam near over the fence.
When hippos are angry they make this horrific sound and their ears are laid back. And yes, that pool is WAY TO SMALL for that large animal!
hes just playing
I think Gloria is mad because there's never gonna be a Madagascar 4.
Get that hippo out of there - that's not how it should be living it's life .
The trainer knew the hippo was acting aggressive while the children thought the hippo was playing.
He's sayin "THESE DAMN KIDS!!!!"
The Hippo is alone and in a small puddle that’s what I call animal abuse !!!!
Here Here to Julia Crawford.
Horrible, ignorant onlookers and zoo.
Under no circumstances would I pay for myself and children to gawp and giggle at an animals' misfortune.
Captive animals that are not endangered in TINY enclosures make me sad and livid; I bet the zoo execs don't live like that.
most zoos provide proper sized enclosures and just because animals aren't endangered dosen't mean they are not suffering in the wild
This is obviously a territorial display if you are educated in hippo body language, the thrashing of the head, biting at the water, fast open mouthed pacing, it’s all a threat display. He would kill all of those people if he had the chance. The problem is that his enclosure is far to small, and he feels the need to protect his territory. Large animals like this deserve large enclosures.
He’s just playing 😂
Looked like he was playing! That prison is way to small for that awesome thing!
Jarno Saarinen if that fence wasn’t there he’d kill all those people. Hippos don’t “play”, he was showing threat displays.
YᎪ BOγ proof??
You are mostly right. It is having fun. Hippos in captivity are not all aggressive, like those in the wild. Hippos are intelligent, and playful at a young age. As for the size of the exhibit, if it were 10 acres the hippo would still spend most of its time in the water. That is where they are most comfortable, and where they get their exercise. I was a keeper for 20 years, and spent most of my time working with hippos.
Chris lovessia.....lies
LOL
if you still go to a zoo you are enabling and just as bad as the jailers i meant zookeepers.
blackelk7373
And you are enabling stupidity, but go on.
zookeepers do a lot for animals
how can you call them jailers?
Hippo: I splash you kids!
That’s what I’m like when I’ve got toothache
HAHAHA. Dude this hippo is trying to get the people wet. This dude is awesome! This hippo hates these people. I think he's my new best friend.
The Truth
If he met you, he would instantly maul you.
They are not made to have people this close to their territory, but he can’t do anything about it.... Poor guy must be going insane
I once ate a bunch of edibles and visited the San Francisco Zoo were that same hippo is serving his time. I remember the weed started to kick in right as I came upon his prison cell. I looked over and saw the Hippos caretaker toss a big ass watermelon into the water and the hippo swam over and crushed the watermelon in one chomp then swallowed it in two gulps. After that
I was so stoned that all I wanted to do was go swimming and eat watermelon.
What zoo is this you needs to have a bigger environment we we need to find out and complain this is not right
this is only one area there is more space
This quarantine makes me feel worse for animals in zoos.
Boah ....this pool is very very too small
this is only one area they have a lot more space.
English people of any age started pack :
"Ohhh"
"OMG"
Okay, I'm really sick of seeing zoo hate on here. Is that animal showing stress behaviors? YES. Is this typical of hippos in captivity? ABSOLUTELY NOT. So let's condemn all zoos/aquariums because of one out-of-context video on youtube. The hippo clearly has more space other than this pool, and no hippo is ever kept alone (unless there is some reason, like the animal is sick or is being aggressive towards others) in any modern zoo I've ever been too. I have over ten years of experience working with animals in captivity, and the only people who complain about zoos have no idea what they are talking about.
The aquarium where I worked at houses the largest population of sea otters on the Oregon coast since the early 1900s and every single one of our otters was rescued from the wild as pups and can't be released. So let's let a critically endangered keystone species vital to the health of kelp forests die out because "they don't deserve to live in a prison uwu".
It was only through the cooperation of dozens of zoos across the world that the California Condor flies in the skies again.
The Arabian Oryx was saved from extinction because of zoos.
"Zoos don't do anything for conservation" my ass! Hundreds of thousands of people are educated on conservation EVERY DAY because of zoos and aquariums. Anyone can experience and appreciate the beauty of nature because of zoos. On average, wild animals live AT LEAST twice as long in captivity as they do in the wild due to abundant food, healthcare, and lack of predators. Hell, we have a harbor seal that is 38 years old! Do you know how long they live on average in the wild? 18.
Are there bad zoos that don't take care of their animals? YES. Are they the norm? HELL NO. Go ask someone who has worked at a zoo or an aquarium for any length of time, and I guarantee they care more about those animals than they do themselves.
Please educate yourselves.
How would YOU feel if a bunch of people came to YOUR swimming pool yelling and laughing at you and you couldn't get rid of them?
When a hippo wags its tail it means he has confidence. And if he or she is lunging foward its going aggresive and I don't think the kids understand that because if that cage wasn't there they're dead
He is no upset, is only playing. It is a Young hippo.
It’s inhumane to keep a wild animal in conditions like this. If I had to listen to screaming people and children all day, I’d go bonkers too. Poor guy.
they have more space this is only a small section
people are too close to his enclosure he is being defensive
one of the kids probably did something to it..... Or the fact its in a fucking zoo!
any one will get upset with all those lil rats screaming
Zoos which provide such bad living conditions for their animals should be forbidden !
this is only part of the area
Mosasaurs in it's enclosure in Jurassic world...
Except the mosasaurs is too big
Thats sad. All those people standing too near his space is driving the creature mad. They are extremely territorial and that enclosure is a joke, FAR too small for that hippo.
his is only one area they acres of space.
That hippo is scary hippos attack more people than Kodiak bears
Not surprised it's displaying that behaviour. Look at the puddle of an enclosure it's in.
Wow someone must have done something to irritate him. I've never seen a hippo in a zoo do anything more than swim around slowly
Or be dying of boredom and losing the will to live. So sad. He/she doesn’t have any chance of getting out of prison early.
That enclosure is *way* too small! He needs a much bigger enclosure if he is to calm down.
his is only one area he has way more space
He's probably pissed cause they put him in the raptor enclosure
Zoos are horrible places for animals. I remember going to the Staten Island zoo about 35 years ago and seeing a black leopard that had clearly gone insane from being in the cage . It was truly heartbreaking to see this animal pace back-and-forth in front of the cage with its head bobbing in an odd manner. It had been pacing in the same spot for so many years that he actually wore down the concrete pad that it was on . Never want to go to a zoo again.
That was a long time ago zoos now have large areas for animals, they have saved many animals from extinction. many animals have several acres of space
That enclosure would upset anyone. That beautiful animal should be free to roam land and water...not cooped up in that small amount of space. No wonder it’s irritated
his is only one area he has way more space
in the wild they would get poached
Ban zoos. This is no way for an animal to live.
animals would go extinct
I'd also be very very angry if I was held in captivity to amuse idiot kids and adults for the rest of my life.
Poor animal. People don't pay for this by paying your allowing this to happen
People don’t realize just how big these animals are! Those teeth are sometimes longer than a foot! They only look like there a few inches but that’s because the hippo is so big!
Hippos are extremely territorial and to live in a small cage with people surrounding him... gaaad! I can’t imagine what kind of stress is that.
this is only a small section
Lmao all these stupid comments about the hippo in the water, if ya’ll knew about hippos and actually read about them you would know they spend 90% of their day in the water or soaking in mud because there skin is so sensitive to direct sunlight. He has land in the far back so he’s choosing to be in the water
Geez. I'm familiar with & quite aware of what Hippos do in the Wild. But Zoos are a different story.
Free the hippo!!!
it would die
This is so wrong and so painful to watch. Thid hippo is suffering, annoyed and he doesn't have a shred of fear. If he could he would attack everyone desturbing his little peace in his little tub. This is horrible.
Your spelling is so wrong and so painful to read.
Damn, ROSIE O'DONNELL BETTER CHILL.