Once Lupe leaves, the zoo will no longer house hippos because of water sustainability concerns.
SEATTLE — Woodland Park Zoo’s only hippopotamus is moving to a new home later this month, the zoo said in a release Thursday.
The zoo’s only hippo, Lupe, will be moving to her new home where she can live with other hippos. The zoo the last day to see Lupe at the Woodland Park Zoo will be Sept. 24.
According to the zoo, the 24-year-old Lupe currently lives in the hippo habitat in the African Savanna. She was born at Disney’s Animal Kingdom and moved to Woodland Park Zoo
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