Baby Pygmy Hippo Taking First Swim Compilation

Pygmy Hippopotamus
Choeropsis liberiensis

Good things come in small packages: At first glance, the pygmy hippopotamus looks like a mini version of its larger relative, the hippopotamus (also known as the river or common hippopotamus). But it differs in behavior and physical characteristics. The pygmy hippo has adaptations for spending time in the water but is much less aquatic than the hippo. Its nose and ears close underwater just like a hippo's do, but its head is rounder and narrower, its neck is proportionally longer, and its eyes are not on the top of its head.

FUN FACT: A common or river hippo weighs about 10 times as much as a pygmy hippo.

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Original Videos:
Pygmy Hippo baby makes a splash:    • Pygmy Hippo baby makes a splash  
Adorable baby pygmy hippo born:    • Adorable baby pygmy hippo born  
Pygmy Hippo calf makes a splash at Taronga:    • Pygmy Hippo calf makes a splash at Taronga  
Taronga Visitors May Glimpse New Pygmy Hippo Calf:    • Taronga Visitors May Glimpse New Pygmy Hip...  
Baby pygmy hippo is enjoying the sun!    • Baby pygmy hippo is enjoying the sun!  
Premature Baby Hippo Fiona Gets a Bigger Pool - Cincinnati Zoo:    • Premature Baby Hippo Fiona Gets a Bigger P...  
Baby pygmy hippo makes debut at Chile zoo - YouTube:    • Baby pygmy hippo makes debut at Chile zoo  
Pygmy Hippo Swimming:    • Pygmy Hippo Swimming  
Pygmy Hippo in nursery yard and playing with water:    • Видео  
Premature Baby Hippo Fiona is 4 Months Old - Cincinnati Zoo   • Premature Baby Hippo Fiona is 4 Months Old...  
Baby Hippo Fiona in her Exercise Pool at Cincinnati Zoo:    • Baby Hippo Fiona in her Exercise Pool at C...  
Get up close up to our baby pygmy hippo:    • Видео  

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