Category: Urban Essays

About Kanna

When we went to Fukuoka City Zoo, which is near our house, we always visited a female hippopotamus named Kanna. She died on the morning of the 18th.
She was 45 years old, which is equivalent to about 80 to 90 human years old, so she probably died of old age.
Kanna was an impressive hippo, who gave birth to her son Kanta at the age of 38.
Now, Kanta lives in a zoo in China.
We feel sad to think that next time we will only see Taro (maybe 11 years old).

– YS, 21 December 2007

21 December 2007