Events for February
M T W T F S S
30 31 1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 1 2 3 4
Add your event FREE

Today

Polls

  • My favourite crisis time investment options are ...
  • show result

    all polls


Pub Quiz everyTuesday at Johnny's Pub


Hopeless Hippo

Zoo keepers have sent out an appeal to help find a boyfriend for lonely Hippo Mimi after her partner died and she developed an unhealthy fondness for her keepers.

Roberto Anderlini at Rome Zoo said: "She was moping around and depressed after her hippo boyfriend Carlo passed away, but then all of a sudden she started to follow her keepers around and we are worried she is forgetting she's a hippo.

"If we leave it too late she might reject another partner. The couple had been together since 1981 and were always by each others' side.

"Now we need to find a new lover to bring her back to her happy hippo self. It's not healthy for her to start getting fixed on her keepers."

austriantimes.at




Your comment to this article :

(will be approved by an editor before going online)

  • Not for publication:
  • How many vertical lines or which Text (from left to right) do you see in this image:



Tag cloud:
Carlo  Hopeless  Hippo  self  appeal  Roberto  hippo  lover  died  Mimi  keepers  forgetting  Anderlini  fondness  moping  boyfriend  Rome  couple


Latest News

 

Foglar infuriated by 'tactical games'
Austrian Trade Union (ÖGB) President Erich Foglar has accused the vice chancellor of "playing games".

Le Carré novel hits the big screen
A new espionage film is now on at the Burgkino Vienna where all movies are screened in their original versions.

Kadyrov welcomes Austrian right-wingers
A delegation of representatives of a rightist Austrian party met with Chechen President Ramzan Kadyrov, it has emerged.

Gourmet evenings at Linsberg Asia
Less than an hour away from Vienna is the Linsberg Asia - four star hotel, spa and culinary hotspot. For several years now the Linsberg restaurant has been producing award-winning food, receiving the ultimate accolade in the most recent Gault Millau when its lamb was described simply as melt in the mouth.

Felderer 'disappointed' as government eyes up tax hikes
A leading economist has criticised the government for making tax hikes an essential part of its upcoming savings package.

Unionists criticise hotels over mini-jobbers
Labour union leaders are alarmed as the number of tourism sector mini-jobbers is climbing.

Satek snatches Zielpunkt
A German businessman has taken over Zielpunkt.

Europe's highest brewery in Austria
Europe’s highest brewery has opened in Austria. The "Asitz Bräu" which opened for business on 17 December last year, is located at 1,760 metres and is run by the Altenberger family, owners of four star hotel "Der Krallerhof" in Leogang.

Austria registers decrease of business bankruptcies
The number of Austrian business bankruptcies is in decline despite increasingly difficult economic circumstances in Europe.

Austria registers decrease of business bankruptcies
The number of Austrian business bankruptcies is in decline despite increasingly difficult economic circumstances in Europe.

 




Popular in Austria

The most popular stories –
last 7 days


Friends and Partners



britishrock