Today in news of the adorable, a pygmy hippo was born in the San Diego Zoo.
And the little hippo is a pretty big deal because pygmy hippos are endangered and this was the zoo’s first successfully birthed one in 30 years, according to a CNN report.
CNN reported that Mable, a 4-year-old pygmy hippo at the zoo birthed her first calf last month.
The zoo reportedly released a statement saying that Mabel and her calf were “doing very well.”
It said pygmy hippos reside in rivers and streams in West Africa and that less than 2,500 are through to exist. The baby was reportedly 12 pounds at birth and is now up to 25 pounds.
Pygmy hippos are reportedly only half as tall as regular hippos and weight about a quarter of what a regular hippo does – coming in at between 397 and 606 pounds.
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