A baby hippo named after her Southern actress Trisha

Chennai: Popular southern actress Trisha Krishnan, who is currently on vacation, can't wait to return to meet a baby hippo named after her by its caretaker in a zoo here.

"Hope everyone is doing well. Sending lots of love and can't wait to meet Trisha aka baby hippo once I'm back in Chennai," Trisha posted on her Twitter page.

Trisha, an animal lover, actively promotes adoption of dogs through her association with animal rights organisation People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA).

She is currently between shoots for Tamil films 'Boologam' and 'Endrendrum Punnagai' as well as Telugu film 'Rum'.