List of individual hippopotamids

This is a list of individually notable hippopotamids, a taxonomic family containing two extant species: the common hippopotamus and the pygmy hippopotamus.

Common hippos

Archaeological specimens

• The Allenton Hippo skeletal remains
• The Armley Hippo skeletal remains

Intact

• Fiona, the first common hippopotamus to be imaged on ultrasound pre-natally and lightest known Nile hippopotamus calf to survive (29 pounds)
• , whose skeleton is displayed at Silesian Zoo
• Huberta, who walked 1,000 miles along the coast of South Africa
• , who was born in Berlin Zoo in 1943 and survived the Battle in Berlin
• Mae Mali, the longest-living hippopotamus in captivity in the world
• Obaysch, the first common hippo to live in Europe since the collapse of the Roman Empire
• Owen, who survived the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami and is known for his companionship with an Aldabra giant tortoise called Mzee
• , who was the oldest animal in São Paulo Zoo at the time of her death

Pygmy hippos

• Billy (full name William Johnson Hippopotamus), the pet of United States president Calvin Coolidge
• Haggis, who was born at Edinburgh Zoo and lives in Wingham Wildlife Park.
• Mars, who was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park, Kansas, and was filmed interacting with his mother in a viral video when he was 6 weeks old
• Moo Deng, subject of an internet meme in late 2024
• Poppy, who was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia in 2024.

See also

• Lists of animals

References