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On June 10, 1927, the National Zoo received its first pygmy hippo, Billy, or William Johnson Hippopotamus if you want to be formal about it. Billy was gifted to U.S. President Calvin Coolidge by rubber magnate Harvey Samuel Firestone in 1927.

2009年9月29日 · Zoo officials report that it took all of Monday to get Happy to his new home, but all went as planned, and the hippo doesn’t appear too dissatisfied at joining the Milwaukee zoo’s new...

2021年4月19日 · Before pandas became the celebrities at the National Zoo, President Calvin Coolidge's pet hippopotamus drew the large crowds

2024年10月11日 · Clocking in at 6 feet and 600 pounds, the pygmy hippo was one of only eight in the U.S. What they're saying: Once gifted to the zoo, Billy made "a host of friends," according to an enamored New York Times reporter, who observed that the hippo "was as frisky as a dog."

Billy, also known as William Johnson Hippopotamus[1] (before 1927 – October 11, 1955 [2]), was a pygmy hippopotamus given to United States President Calvin Coolidge. Captured in Liberia, he was given to Coolidge by Harvey S. Firestone in 1927. Billy spent most of his life in the National Zoo in Washington, D.C.

2025年1月13日 · Hippo hooray! Introducing Poppy, the zoo’s newest and most adorable addition to our animal family. She was born on December 9, 2024, to parents Iris and Corwin, and she can now be seen at the zoo. Pygmy hippos are endangered, so this birth is important! Poppy is America’s pygmy hippo princess. She’s raising awareness for her species by ...

2010年12月10日 · Experience giant pandas, lions, elephants and naked mole-rats in live camera views from the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute.

2024年11月25日 · During the Roaring ’20s, the American National Zoo welcomed the first pygmy hippo superstar. This pygmy hippo at the 1939 World’s Fair Firestone exhibit was probably Gumdrop I, Billy’s first...

2 天之前 · The last time the Cincinnati Zoo’s hippo Fiona picked the Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl, she was correct. This year as the Eagles attempt to knock off the Kansas City Chiefs as Super ...