In the central zoo hippopotamus died

The female hippo died a month ago. However, zoo staff decided to journalists not to report on this, reasoning that "not even all the people writing the obituaries." The fact that the city zoo lost one of the most valuable animals, the public found out by accident. Visitors drew attention to the fact that instead of two hippos in the aviary now lives only one.

As explained in the zoo, the female died suddenly. No signs of the disease no one noticed. Until then, until April 9 in the second hour of the day worker who cleans up after the hippo, has not found that the animal does not float long. After that, out of the pool, where she lay, the water pumped out. The female was not breathing. Administration called veterinary inspectors. On the same day, right next to the cage in a specially fenced off-site spent an autopsy. Discovered that the heart was enlarged and the hippo had atypical spherical shape, the walls were thin and flabby, with scars.

The pathologist stated that the animal has suffered several heart attacks. And there fell a sudden rupture of the heart muscle. Karaganda veterinarians suggest that heart disease was congenital, the hearts of the developed to the anomalies.

In Karaganda hippo named Kaynarkoz. This is the name she was given Karaganda children. And before she settled in our zoo, her name was Sarah. She was born in Israel five years ago. And lived there until the age of two in a large company of their relatives at the Safari Park, where there are no cells, and the conditions are as close to natural.

Female Karaganda cost of 17,000 dollars. In Israel for her vet went from Almaty, as an employee of institution, which is part of the Eurasian Association of Zoos and Aquariums. For the transport behemoth acquired special cage for $ 2,000. Sarah loaded in the cargo compartment of the aircraft and sent to Almaty. Then a truck cage with a passenger were taken to our city.

Karaganda zoologists were hoping to bring Sarah to the 10-year-old hippo Eugene. But took care of her, waited until the girl grows up. Hippos live quite near the fence licking each other. This was planned to arrange their "wedding." Expected that the pair will bring healthy offspring.