Tamito The Hippo

Tamito is a main character on the series Canciones del Zoo by El Reino Infantil

* Modern
* Prototype

## Description

Tamito is a purple hippo, he has small purple ears and black eyes, he has a fat light purple belly and dark purple nails. His prototype design looks very different, it featured him to be fatter than his final look and he had actual hippo teeth instead of spiky teeth. Tamito seems to live in the lake part of the zoo.

## Personality

Tamito is a nice character, he is usually nice to everyone around him and just generally wants to be friendly

## Prominence

### Volume 3

* El Monito Tico - He’s seen dancing with Dante.
* La Pantera - He appears frequently throughout the song.

### Volume 4

* Fui Al Mercado - He goes to Lalo’s stand to buy everything, but finds an ant on his elbow.
* Tamito el Hipopotamito - Main role.
* Un Tigrecito Salió a Pasear - He offers to help the tiger, and dances with him.
* El Cocodrilo Dante - He plays volleyball with Dante.

### Volume 5

* Canción del Cocodrilo y El Hipopótamo - Main role.
* Hipo del Canguro - He’s hiccuping at the beginning until the kangaroo scares him.

### Volume 6

* Fiesta En La Laguna - He’s invited to the party and can be seen dancing throughout the song.
* ¿Quién Se Va a Bañar? - Throughout the video, he’s too scared to go into the water, until he’s given a floaty.
* El Elefante Blas Quiere Más - He’s at the meal and can be seen eating throughout the video.
* El Zorro Tufín - He and Dante watch Tufín pass by but get grossed out.
* Una Familia de Hipopótamos - Main role.

### Bonus

* ¡Navidad Llegó al Zoo! - He helps set up for Christmas.

### Episodes

* ¡El Zorro No Se Baña! - He helps try to give Tufín a bath.
* Picnic Con Amigos - He plays hide and seek and hides with Dante.
* Bienvenida Rita - First he says hi to Rita. Then he’s seen moving some rocks.
* ¡Acampando Con Amigos! - He goes on the trip and helps figure out what the noise is.
* Una Lección de Teo y Tío Mario - He’s about to unknowingly squish the ants, but eventually learns not to bother them.

### A Jugar

* Surprise Eggs - He’s a character that can be found in the eggs.
	+ He has the same role in the remake.
* Lalo’s Ice Cream - He buys ice cream from Lalo.
* The Day and The Night - He dances and sleeps.
* Wheel of Fortune - He’s a character that can be found in the eggs.
* Christmas Presents - He’s a character that can be found in the presents.
* Coloring the Animals - He’s one of the discolored animals.
* Lalo’s Fruity Ice Cream - He buys Lalo’s ice cream.
* Big and Small - He’s one of the characters Teo goes through.

## Relations

### Friends:

* Mario
* Teo
* Dante (best friend)
* Blas
* Tufín
* Chulo
* Winona
* Rita
* Lulú
* Lalo
* Leo
* Duck
* Kangaroo
* Nebla
* Nero
* His parents
* Tiger

### Enemies:

* Ant
* Mice

## Likes and Dislikes

Likes

* His friends
* Ice cream
* Dancing
* Music
* Swimming
* Volleyball
* Cake
* Christmas

Dislikes

* Hiccups
* Mice
* Ants being on his elbow
* Tufin being smelly

## Trivia

* He has appeared in every volume since volume 2
* They made hiccuping part of his personality probably because the Spanish word for hiccups is “hipo” and the word hipo is in “hipopótamo”
* His name is taken from the last few letters of the Spanish term for a little hippo which is “Hipopótamito”
* Tamito Has Had 5 Starring Roles These Include
* Hipororopopo
* Tamito El Hipopótamito
* Cancion Del Cocodrilo Y El Hipopótamo
* Una Familia De Hipopótamos
* Hoy Hay Campamento