About World Hippo Day
What is World Hippo Day
World Hippo Day occurs every year on February 15th. This is a day to celebrate the majestic animal and encourage people to take action against its extinction. Did you know, that there are no known predators of the Hippopotamus other than man??
In Hutto, we celebrate this day as we are the ONLY city that has a mascot as a Hippo.
The Hutto Hippo History
As legend has it that in 1915, a circus train stopped in Hutto to gather supplies and to care for the animals. At some point, a Hippo escaped from its keeper and ran towards Cottonwood Creek. The train depot agent sent the following message to neighboring cities. "Stop trains. Hippo loose in Hutto".
And as they say, the rest is history!
Hippo Statues
At last count, there are over 3,000 concrete Hippos located in Hutto.
Map of Hippos
https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/042671beebf641c39cf0d64a1c6593c2
The Legend of Hutto Hippos
To purchase a Hippo:
https://setinstonestatuary.com/
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