You can take a virtual dive into the hippopotamus exhibit at the San Antonio Zoo with a new Hippo Cam.
that also include views of other zoo enclosures, the San Antonio International Airport, the Bexar County Courthouse, the city skyline and more.
The San Antonio Zoo Hippo Cam provides a birds-eye view of the hippo pool, which stays between 78 and 84 degrees year-round, where resident pachyderms Timothy and his grandmother Uma spend their days.San Antonio Zoo crew told KSAT that as of Sept. 2023 Timothy is 8-years-old and Uma is 49.Depending on when you tune in, you might catch divers, who are also animal care specialists, gear up in wetsuits to clean the pool that holds around 100,000 gallons of water.
Timothy and Uma get about 90 pounds of hay every day, and lots of food means lots of poop, so the pool is cleaned several times a week. When hippos poop they spin their tail and poop splatters all over the place, it’s actually how they mark their territory in the wild. Did you know hippos don’t swim? They walk along river beds, glide through the water and can hold their breath for up to 30 minutes.Mary Claire Patton has been a journalist with KSAT 12 since 2015. She has reported on several high-profile stories during her career at KSAT and specializes in trending news and things to do around Texas and San Antonio.
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