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SANTIAGO, Chile (AFP) — Talk about a cute critter: a hippo small enough to fit in a pet cage. Unveiled to the press Wednesday at a zoo in Chile is a two-week-old, female, baby pygmy hippopotamus, yet unnamed. The mother’s name is Coca and the dad goes by Hipolito. They weigh about 250 kilos (550 pounds) — a tenth of the weight of regular, jumbo hippos. The baby now tips the scales at 14 kilos, nearly […]
CINCINNATI, United States (Reuters) — Fiona, a 270-pound (122.5 kilograms) hippopotamus, made her debut at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio on Wednesday (May 31). But Fiona wasn’t always this heavy. NBC reports that five months ago, she only weighed 29 pounds after being born six weeks prematurely. She made her first public appearance to journalists on Wednesday – and Fiona did not disappoint. But she’s not yet ready to appear in front of the general […]
(Reuters) — Five-month-old baby hippopotamus Devi explored San Diego Zoo’s pool with her mother, Funani, on Tuesday (September 1) as visitors stopped to watch their aquatic interplay. Born on March 23, the baby hippo paddled and dove through the pool, attracting the attention of curious visitors who could see the animals through an underground glass window. Now comfortable swimming through the deepest parts of the pool, little Devi practices her ‘barrel roll’ with her […]
The San Diego Zoo on Tuesday (March 24) announced the birth of a hippopotamus and, so far, things appear to be going swimmingly. The birth of the hippo took place around 6:30 AM Monday (March 23). The sex of the animal is yet to be determined. Animal keepers are keeping a close eye on the mother and calf, which appears to be nursing and doing well. The mother, 30-year-old Funani, also gave birth last year, […]
