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Big Baby Hippo at the Berlin Zoo

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Big babies can be awfully cute, as evidenced by new arrival Paula the baby hippo at Zoo Berlin. Only two weeks old in this series of photos taken on Tuesday, the little girl already weighs 88 lbs! Fully grown, Paula will weigh about two tons.

Baby hippo and mom nuzzling

Baby hippo berlin zoo

While somewhat ungainly on land, underwater hippos take on a graceful quality as the water makes them (relatively) light on their toes. Hippos do not in fact swim underwater, but sink to the bottom where they trot along the bed.

Diving baby hippo

More pictures and video below the fold.



Baby hippo and mom

Baby hippo and mom butts

http://www.reuters.com/resources/flash/include_video.swf?edition=US&videoId=95581

22 responses to “Big Baby Hippo at the Berlin Zoo”

  1. Holy Cuteness Avatar
    Holy Cuteness

    Mummy has quite a big… well you know… 😉

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  2. leslie h Avatar
    leslie h

    I just found your site, and I cannot belive how CUTE these babies are! Well, I can, really. 😉 This baby hippo looks like a statue! So difficult to think it is real! I’ll be stopping back to check out all the babies. Thanks for this site!!!

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  3. Alan Avatar
    Alan

    Several years ago I watched a submerged mom and baby (through an underwater window) as mom repeatedly forward flipped her baby 360 degrees by nuzzling under its rear end. They were still at it when I left after 20 minutes.

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  4. geovany sandoval Avatar
    geovany sandoval

    i once had a baby hippo as a pet… or maybe it was a dog. can’t remember

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  5. mari Avatar
    mari

    awwww this was so cute i want a hippo now awwwwwwww <3 with so much love mari

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  6. kaitlyn Avatar
    kaitlyn

    that hippo of your is freaking yummmmmmmy
    i chi – boiiiiiiiii
    muwah ah ahaha
    im going to steal that freaking hippo and raise it and name it harry
    :] ♥

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  7. aubrey Avatar
    aubrey

    http://media.photobucket.com/image/hippos/ragebass/Hippos.jpg

    i luv hippos they are so cute,, but their teeth scare me!!! any ways HIPPOS ROCK!!!

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  8. *&.. MyName ..&* Avatar
    *&.. MyName ..&*

    I want a hippopotamus for Christmas. Only a hippopotamus will do.
    My hippo frenzy all started when I saw a Telus commercial:



    I thought they were adorable and began to ask all my friends to get me a hippo for x-mas. So far, I am to receive 10. lol

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  9. hippos rule! Avatar
    hippos rule!

    I LUV HIPPOS! fave animal in the country! no in the world! no in the universe!no in the galaxy! ya thats it fave animal in the galaxy. lol

    Reply
  10. soccer_rocks-julia@hotmail.com Avatar
    soccer_rocks-julia@hotmail.com

    i love hippos they have been my fav animal since i was 4 years old when i got to ride on one!so cute

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  11. ted Avatar
    ted

    hippo are bad tempered and extremely dangerous, they kill lots more people
    than Lions

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  12. Margret Avatar
    Margret

    I LOVE HIPPOS. THEY ARE ME FAVORITE ANIMALS! THEY DON’T SCARE ME AT ALL

    Reply
  13. Soccer Chick Avatar
    Soccer Chick

    i love hippos too haha and i realized your user name and i love soccer too :)) haha and hippos are the best!!!

    Reply
  14. Leah Avatar
    Leah

    Hi its Leah, from The Woodroffe school.
    I can’t find any contact information to email you, but I would like to know if I have permission to use the first picture of a Hippo on this page, as part of my course work?
    Thanks

    Reply
  15. dfasdfasd Avatar
    dfasdfasd

    hola

    Reply
  16. Leah Prowse Avatar
    Leah Prowse

    http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=hippo&um=1&hl=en&sa=N&tbm=isch&imgrefurl=http://www.zooborns.com/zooborns/2008/12/big-baby-hippo-at-the-berlin-zoo.html&tbnid=tiubRCfsjAqHiM&docid=Fil1DZ8__xACCM&ved=0CE0QhRYoAQ&ei=5HHtT6bWHoTe8QO36ImkDQ&dur=938&biw=1440&bih=780&surl=1 ^Sorry but don’t know how to email you.

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  17. Sarra Rocha Avatar
    Sarra Rocha

    I WANT ONE SOOOOO BAD! OMG! SO FREAKING CUTE!! :DDD

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  18. Sarra Rocha Avatar
    Sarra Rocha

    I KNOW RIGHT!

    Reply
  19. Squidgyhippo Avatar
    Squidgyhippo

    I love hippos so much they have always been my grave rout animals

    Reply
  20. Mac girl Avatar
    Mac girl

    you would not have ridden one. they are too dangerous. i love them they are cute.

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  21. Mac girl Avatar
    Mac girl

    no i don’t know.

    Reply
  22. barbara Avatar
    barbara

    You’re not kidding! how utterly cute!

    Reply

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