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San Antonio's affable hippo Timothy writes poem to his beloved Fiona in Cincinnati

Roses are red, violets are blue

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SAN ANTONIO – Timothy is the affable 3-year-old hippo whose made headlines this year for his love of Fiona, Cincinnati Zoo’s famed hippopotamus.

Fiona’s only a year old but she and Timothy have kept in contact through letters, which the San Antonio Zoo shares tidbits of from time to time.

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The most recent news between these two potential love-hippos -- you know, like love birds but hippos -- Timothy thanked Fiona for sending him a kiss painting.

"I have your kiss painting on the wall in my barn and I love it!”

Timothy loved it so much he apparently felt inspired to write a poem for his beloved:

Roses are red
Violets are blue
I like you 
Cause you poo in the pool too

What a lady-killer.