The hippopotamus fountain stands on the north-eastern corner of Wühlischplatz. A bronze hippopotamus figure stands on the edge of a small water basin.
When the fountain is in operation, water spurts out of the nostrils. On its back are two figures representing big game hunters: A woman with binoculars and a man with a gun.
The sculpture was created in 1978 by the artist Nikolaus Bode. After a theft in 1991, it was replaced in 1996 by a replica using the original mold.
