Hugo – male, born in 29.05.2007 in ZOO Ostrava, Czechy

Hugo arrived at our zoo in 2009, as a 2.5-year-old calf?

In Ostrava, he was the subject of a study on the sucking behaviour of Nile hippos, which demonstrated the phenomenon of allosuckling (sucking milk from a female other than its own mother).

He had two older partners in Warsaw – Aniela, and later Pelagia.

He has a large head, typical of a male, and his muzzle is adorned with distinctive whiskers. He enjoys basking in the sun in his outdoor enclosure and jumping into the pool. Hugo often responds vocally to the roaring of lions, from the adjacent exhibit.