Happy is here, Milwaukee!

The National Zoo has completed its task of transporting the 5,000-pound hippopotamus from Washington, D.C. to the Milwaukee County Zoo.

"Yes, Happy arrived at about 3 a.m. this morning and is doing well," said Jennifer Diliberti at the Milwaukee County Zoo. "He is currently in quarantine and won't be available to the public or media for several days, or even early next week."

Happy made his 17-hour voyage to Brew City in a steel-framed and lumber-lined crate made by the National Zoo staff.

The five-ton crate was lifted onto the back of a flatbed truck by a construction crane. Happy left the National Zoo at approximately 9:35 a.m. and was followed by a car with two animal keepers and a veterinarian. The 28-year-old Happy wasn't sedated for the trip.

Happy will move in and possibly breed with two female hippos, Patti and Puddles. His move is a part of the Association of Zoos and Aquariums' Species Survival Plan, a cooperative breeding program among accredited zoos.