Get up close and personal to one of nature’s largest mammals during this truly unique Behind-the-Scenes tour with our hippos! The Behind-the-Scenes tour fee is non-refundable, however, the tour will be rescheduled when possible if necessary.

Oct 10, 2023 · The San Antonio Zoo Hippo Cam provides a birds-eye view of the hippo pool, which stays between 78 and 84 degrees year-round, where resident pachyderms Timothy and his grandmother Uma spend...

Hippo Viewing Cave, where candlelight and the soothing sights and sounds of nature set the stage for a magical evening. Your dinner companions? None other than our majestic hippos, Timothy and Uma, who will charm you with their graceful …

Your adventure begins with a guide picking you up in a VIP cart to drive you through the San Antonio Zoo. You’ll participate in up close and personal Behind-the-Scenes experiences with our hippos, White Rhinos and Aldabra tortoises that are over a century old!

Jul 30, 2022 · San Antonio Zoo: Meet the Hippos at the Behind-the-Scenes Up Close Encounter. Tickets: Standard Admission for adults start at $22. Tickets for children under 11 years old cost $17 and toddlers under 3 years old enter for free. For the Close Encounter with the hippos, the cost per person is $39.99.

Oct 20, 2021 · The San Antonio Zoo posted a video of Timothy and his grandmother Uma giving paint “kisses” and it’s been viewed more than 4 million times in just 24 hours.

Apr 24, 2020 · Did you know hippopotamuses don’t actually swim? SAN ANTONIO – Dive into the hippo pool at the San Antonio Zoo and take a tour of the exhibit with the animal care specialists. The hippopotamuses...

Oct 21, 2023 · San Antonio Zoo keeps two female hippos named Uma and Timothy. Uma is the grandmother who turned 45, and Timothy is a cute 5 years old girl. If you have kids under 3, you can take them there for free and enjoy the prettiest chemistry of grandmother and granddaughter.

Nov 7, 2023 · Timothy, a hippo at @San Antonio Zoo recently got the zoomies, and lucky for us the zoo was able to record it! The zoo shared the video at the end of October, and I've watched it at least five times. Timothy is splashing around in the water and looks very excited.

Aug 17, 2017 · We’re getting a new addition to our San Antonio Zoo family, a 2-year-old male hippo! Born in April 2015 at ABQ BioPark Zoo, he is actually the grandson of Uma, San Antonio Zoo’s resident hippo.