Obaysch [SEP] date of death
Obaysch
Obaysch (1849? – 11 March 1878) was the first hippopotamus seen in Great Britain since prehistoric times, and the first in Europe since Ancient Rome. He was captured on an island on the White Nile when he was less than one year old. His name is derived from the name of the island.
The Ottoman Viceroy of Egypt, Abbas Pasha, agreed with the British Consul General, Sir Charles Murray (later known as "Hippopotamus Murray") to swap Obaysch and some other exotic animals for
on his tomb names him as the King of Spain.
External links.
- Photographs by Montizón at the London Zoo, 1852: Obaysch the Hippopotamus; Flamingo
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