"Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo and The Hyppo, a gourmet ice pop company with several stores in the Tampa Bay area, partnered on a contest to name the zoo’s newest baby girl, a rare pygmy hippopotamus. Within a few days, over 1,000 entries were submitted through social media, pygmy adoptions and The Hyppo in Hyde Park Village.
The endangered pygmy hippopotamus was born at the Zoo in the early morning on Dec. 1, 2017. The baby girl currently weighs in at 35 lbs. With less than 40 pygmy hippos in the Species Survival Program, this newborn is a rare gift for the Tampa community.
Join us at the Zoo as we reveal our baby girl’s new name and the contest winner in a birthday celebration featuring The Hyppo’s delicious pygmy pops made especially for our newest addition…..Watermelon, Honeydew Basil, and Cantaloupe Mint. While baby is still only nursing, Pygmy hippos, particularly, mother Zsa Zsa, love melon!
A pygmy hippopotamus expert will be on-hand to answer any questions."
WHEN: Monday, Jan. 8, 2017 at 11:00 am – 12:00 pm
WHERE:
Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo is operated by the Lowry Park Zoological Society, an independent 501(c)(3) charitable organization committed to excellence in education, conservation and research. The Zoo is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), and is featured among the “Top 25 Zoos in the U.S” by TripAdvisor (2015) and “10 Best Zoos in the U.S.” by Trekaroo (2015). The Zoo is located at 1101 W. Sligh Avenue in Tampa, one mile west of I-275 (exit 48) and is open seven days a week, from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Parking is free. Visit www.tlpz.org or call (813) 935-8552 for information. Also find the Zoo on Facebook and Twitter.
