The Big Zoo

Scenes From The Zoo by The Big Picture is a beautiful series of photographs from zoos around the world. Hippo likes the close-up of hippopotamus skin (although his is a little fuzzier than this sample). There's also a photo of his great uncle Happy having a talk with Indiana Jones.

Lucky Baby Hippo

I was reading the news, and I came across this article about a very lucky and adorable baby Pygmy Hippo!



Monifa, whose name means "I am lucky" in Nigerian, was born after a very difficult breach birth, and might have died if the dedicated staff at the Taronga Zoo in Australia hadn't stepped in. They stayed with her around the clock keeping her from getting lonely and scared, keeping her safe, teaching her to eat (very important for a growing hippo!), and teaching her to walk--all the things good Hippo parents do for their Hippo kids.

She is still tiny, but she is now double her birth size and playful. She really seems to enjoy bathtime, and even does somersaults in the water!



She is really cute, but I bet she'll be embarrassed by those baby bathtime pictures when she is older. You can see more cute baby pictures here

I'm just glad nobody took pictures of me taking a bath! ...or maybe they did!



How humiliating.

Four-day old hippo

I haven't been able to find any baby pictures of Hippo. But we did uncover shots of this four-day old hippopotamus at Amneville Zoo in France. His name is Samburu. Happy zeroth birthday, Samburu!