The Newest, Cutest Baby Animals from the World's Zoos & Aquariums
A newborn baby pygmy hippo from Rotterdam’s Blijdorp Zoo, is no bigger than a head of lettuce! The pygmy hippo grows to just over 3ft tall – just one fifth of the
size of the common hippopotamus and is the only other species of hippo
in the world. Reclusive and nocturnal, the mammals are semi-aquatic and
need to live near water to keep their skin moisturized and their bodies
cool.
Hippos are majestic creatures. Thank you for sharing. Look how big the baby is compared to the lettuce!
He is indeed majestic, Amanda. And already eating his vegetables at such a wee age!
I wish there were a pigmy hippo stuffed toy.
Beautiful. I love baby hippos because of all the zooborns they look most like the adult of the species, except in miniature.
Keep that skin moisturised.
In my country! 🙂
I want one for Christmas!
Cutest Nom Eva!
I can’t believe nobody’s done a Hungry Hungry Hippos joke yet.
Oh, man, Joel! Srsly! He’s probably big enough to actually fit onto the board!
But no marbles, that would end badly. Carrots, yes! Small stone objects, no!
He looks like a house hippo! ^^
I knew house hippos were real!
the bottom pic looks like a statue
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