Patti, the oldest hippo in U.S. zoos, has died. Her legacy includes contributions to wildlife research.

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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 Milwaukee in 1972 and lived there for more than 50 years. At 3,000 pounds, she was known as the more petite of the zoo’s two hippos and received regular supplements and arthritis medication in her advanced age. The female river hippopotamus was humanely eu…

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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 Milwaukee in 1972 and lived there for more than 50 years. At 3,000 pounds, she was known as the more petite of the zoo’s two hippos and received regular supplements and arthritis medication in her advanced age. The female river hippopotamus was humanely e…

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MILWAUKEE — Patti the river hippopotamus from the Milwaukee County Zoo has died. Zoo animal care specialists say she was humanely euthanized on November 10 after suffering from severe gastroenteritis. Patti was born at the Dallas Zoo and came to the Milwaukee County Zoo in 1972. She marked her 55th birthday in February, living over 50 of those years in Milwaukee. According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the median life expectancy of a…

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Milwaukee County Zoo's Patti the Hippo has died

The Milwaukee County Zoo announced today that 55-year-old Patti the Hippo, who had been living at the zoo for more than a half-century, died on Sunday, Nov. 10.

Oldest hippo in US zoos dies at 55

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