Rachel Banbury
One of the male hippos at Auckland Zoo has died.
The zoo announced over the weekend that their 28-year-old hippopotamus called “Fudge”had passed away.
The cause of the animal’s death is unknown but according to the zoo it had been unwell and had not been eating forsometime.
A post-mortem will be done to determine the cause of death.
Hippo Fudge was born at Auckland Zoo in 1988.
He has a 40-year-old mother named Faith, who is also at Auckland Zoo.
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68 Responses
Sad!!!????
I might need to cry
this is very sad to hear but died of natural causes.
So Sad !!!!!!!!!!
What a sad moment for the hippo’s Mum and the zookeepers there.
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very sad:(
That is so sad becaus the zoo keppers didnt even know why it died.
so sad that it die
So sad
t feel so sorry for the mum and the zookeepers
so sad
so very very sad 🙁
he probably died of his age
are thoughts is with that hippo
god bless Auckland zoo.
Thats sad cause that is my favorite animal
That is sad
My condolence’s to his Mum and the zoo keepers who had a relationship with this sweet hippo. So sad
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Was it sudden death or just fell asleep and didn’t wake. Either way its really sad.
sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo sad
wow thats sad
I don’t know what to say that so sad
That is very very sad. I hope its mum will be ok.
so sad i love them animals
so sad i’m a
hippo fan
sad.especcialy if it was
special to
auckland zoo
sad
So sad especially because they would always come up to the side and let me pat them true
so sad
Im crying already
RIP
That is so sad.
Hippos are my favorite animal it is sad to hear that he died
That is really sad
Fudge what a queer name for hippopotamus.
I feel really sad for the 28 year old hippopotamus that died of sickness maybe
R.I.P hippo
tragic time in auckland zoo,hippo has died of unknown sickness and has passed away R.I.P Fugde REST IN PEACE.
just beafor easter I went to Aukaland zoo with my mums older sister her three baby boys also me and my brother.sadly my dad could not make it but my mum did after we looked at most of the animels we went to see were the hipo was and then we relised it pasted away
I feel very sad because I love animals?
I,m sad because the hippo named fudge passed away I wish nothing had happened to it.
it was pretty sad that the hippo died because its mum would be heartbroken.
Very sad and I’m sorry for the zoo keepers that loved her.
Really sad did they feed it to the lions
so sad to here that the hippo died
sad
it is sad
That’s soooo sad and it’s a sad moment for the zookeeper’s. Sooooooo sad!!!!!!!!!??
I can’t believe how old Fudge lived for 28 that’s a lot. My cat is only 2
That is really really sad
did he have kids?
Soo sad
im sad its a good animal
That is so sad???.
That is so sad.
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NOOOOO! NOT FUDGE!!! He was my friend, I went to Auckland Zoo and became friends with him. ;(
sad
This is so sad i wish fuge lived for ever ???????????????????????????????? from memphis.
Sorry Fudge and Faith soz for yr los
I loveed fuge more than my cat called sweetpea
im cring rite now
Aww so sad love hippos they are adorable and rip fudge i love hippos
Aww so sad
awwwwww he was so cute
so sad):
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sad sad sad sad sad sad sad sad sad sad.
so sad!! I never got to meet him.