A baby hippo was born on September 11 at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Photo by Anthony Dorian / Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
A baby hippo made its grand entrance at the Taronga Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo, Australia. Born to mother Cuddles and father Mana on September 11, the calf weighs 40 kg. The sex of the newborn has yet to be determined by zoo staff.
“It’s very much early days still, so we are keeping a close eye on both mum and calf, but so far Cuddles is proving to be a good, attentive mother,” said Hippo Keeper, Carolene Magner.
She added, “Over the coming months we will start to see the calf grow and develop more and hopefully start to come out of the water with its mother at feed time.”
Photo by Anthony Dorian / Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
Photo by Anthony Dorian / Taronga Western Plains Zoo.
To learn more about the hippo calf, see the Taronga Western Plains Zoo website.
For more information about hippos, see our hippo facts article.
that is so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so cute
I know right! 🙂 😉
i like baby animals and i think that i would like to have one .as a child i was a person that cared for animals and plants and i still do . I love animals as if they were my own.
Same. 🙂
The picture is sooooooooooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hippos are cool.