Hippopotamus calf being fed at the Bronx Zoo

Image
Description
A hippopotamus calf, from its left side, smells a large pan a white male zookeeper is bending to place of the ground at the Bronx Zoo in New York. They stand in front of a pond.
Note
No date; likely 1953Stamped on back"Must Credit: NEW YORK ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY PHOTO. When this print has served its purpose, please enclose between two heavy pieces of cardboard and return to: PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPARTMENT. New York Zoological Park. New York 60, N.Y." Typewritten note attached to the back, "3. Peter the Second is the name of this baby Hippopotamus--a baby only about a year old, but weighing some 300 pounds. Keeper Richard Herdick of the Elephant House in the Br4onx Zoo is bringing out a pan of milk for Little Pete--his mid-morning meal. He gets an equally large meal, of vegetables and grain and milk, five times a day. It's no wonder that in a few years he will weigh #3,500 to 4,000 pounds.
Date Issued
1953
Type
Extent
1 photograph : black and white print ; 21 x 26 cm
Publisher
New York Zoological Society
Time Period
Subject (Name)
Subject (Geographic)
Rights Note
Items in this collection may be freely viewed, searched, and displayed for research and educational purposes. Permission is required for publication, distribution, or other uses beyond viewing and searching, whether in print or electronic formats.
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Collection Identifier: MS-0187
Source
Digitizing agency: University of Missouri--Kansas City. Library. Dr. Kenneth J. LaBudde Special Collections.
Unit
LaBudde Special Collections