F.W. Zürcher, Afb 000395000002 002, Frederik Willem Zürcher, 1865

Description swimming hippo cub the hippo herman jr. While swimming. Herman was the world's first zoo-born and surviving hippopotamus. He was the son of the first hippo couple in artis, herman sr. And marguetta ('betsy'). Document type: drawing manufacturer: zürcher, f. W. Collection: archives of the royal zoological society natura artis magistra dating: 1865 geographical name: plantage kerklaan building: artis inventories: http://archief. Amsterdam/archief/395/4524a image file: 000395000002_002. Date: 1865.