Gorgeous Baby Pygmy Hippo
November 7th 2008 09:13
Theres a new baby pygmy hippo at Taronga Zoo, Sydney . . . and she is gorgeous!
Her name is Monifa, she was born three weeks ago. She now weighs 6kg and is about the size of a small dog.
Monifa, meaning "I am lucky" in Nigerian, weighed in at 3.8 kilograms at birth on October 15.
Monifa is the first baby pygmy hippo born in the captivity of the zoo in 23 years. The pygmy hippo is endangered with only about 3,000 surviving in the wild of western Africa.
Apparently pygmy hippos are solitary animals so both of Monifa's parents live separately.
photos from ninemsn ninemsn
Her name is Monifa, she was born three weeks ago. She now weighs 6kg and is about the size of a small dog.
Monifa, meaning "I am lucky" in Nigerian, weighed in at 3.8 kilograms at birth on October 15.
Monifa is the first baby pygmy hippo born in the captivity of the zoo in 23 years. The pygmy hippo is endangered with only about 3,000 surviving in the wild of western Africa.
Apparently pygmy hippos are solitary animals so both of Monifa's parents live separately.
photos from ninemsn ninemsn
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Comment by Cheryl J
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I just want to give it a cuddle
I'm not a huge fan of zoos because I hate the thought of animals in captivity but understand their importance especially with breeding programs of endangered species. Plus I have to admit where else would I have had the opportunity to see snow leopards and a white lion? Even in the wild they are so very rare.
Thanks for the pics. Just lovely!
Comment by Morgan Bell
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yeah im a sucker for anything miniature!
i saw her on the news and just had to track down some pics!
i prefer zoos that are "open plains" and attempt to replicate the animals natural environment so they can live a semi-normal life . . . and like you said they need to breeding programs for endangered species
unfortunately with all the pollution and forest destruction and hunting etc little tykes like this dont get much of a fair go in their original habitat
thanks for the comment Cheryl!
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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ewww what a spine-chilling photo!
i think baby spiders might be the exception to the cute miniature rule!
i like how anti-social the hippos parents are!
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Comment by Morgan Bell
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hes a menace to society . . .
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I will still visit your pictures but scroll at lightning speed through the comments
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Comment by Butterfly7
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I want one......how gorgeous!!!!
Comment by The Rusty Can
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I saw her on the news too - she was extra cute when she wiggled her ears... Soooooo cute!!
Rusty
Comment by Justicia
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The spiders however, argh!!!!! They're what nightmares are made of! *hides*
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Comment by Mountain Fog
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QUOTE ME NO QUOTES!
So, six kilos eh?
Well, my adorabubble pugface person is 8.5ks...she lost half a kilo recently, but put it back on when she got better.. been in the wars poor gurrrl.
Love hippoes, even though they kill (the big ones) more tourists than any other animal on earth!
The pygmy ones are sooo must take home... until they open the 'flood gates' and spray your entire home with green diarrhoea... I wrote about that once, when having my 9th birthday party at the zoo... poor prissy pain in the neck girl got her prissy white pettycoats covered in green poohsie whopsoes! From an adorable pygmy hippo mother..HA!
Oh, by the way, they do stay with their mothers until they stop suckling. And the spider photo is funny, and we thought our Huntsmen were large!
cheers
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so the consensus is mega cute right? haha
thanks for the comments guys!
hi Fog,
your pug must have found a fountain of youth somewhere - she will outlive us all!
now you can tell your pug she weighs more than a small hippo!
thanks for the tip on the poo!
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another vote for cute!
perhaps thats how Obama got elected . . .
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I just posted about him on PmC if you're interested, actually.
Comment by Butterfly7
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He said it looks cool.....
I think its a little creepy.....haha
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I dont mind Spiders.....just as long as they are not near me.........haha
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oh good, i will have to go over and check out your post!
trim! haha
hi Butterfly,
i think you need to hit alt_ed with a boot!
hi alt_ed,
stop trying to steal other peoples husbands!
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The hippo looks kinda creepy too. So shiny and squeaky.
Comment by Morgan Bell
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you want to kill it dont you!
you have an overwhelming urge to kill every baby you see!
the hippo has a bit of a slimy look cos the zoo people kept dunking her in a bucket of water!
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I think they are congregated by that disgusting white webby in the corner, that they probably recently climbed out of. And maybe the camera just happened to be there, but I think it was more one of those, "Get the camera!" moments.
Or photoshop
Comment by Morgan Bell
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haha a baby hippo a day keeps the doctor away!
it seems their species are dying out so these baby photo-ops are considered quite rare!
thanks for stopping in!
Comment by justmesuzanne
Are those deadly? What kind are they? Are you in Australia, where everything is deadly?
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i think it looks like a huntsman spider, in which case no they are not deadly!
maybe we should confirm with the lad who posted it: alt_ed what kind of spiders are they?
hi Atula,
she certainly would make an adorable mascot!
hopefully it creates a bit of interest in conservation!
thanks for stopping in!
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to see the chimp that adopted two white tiger cubs
awwww
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wow that is great to hear!
its amazing how baby animals can be such mood-lifters!
i guess its something about the hope of the new, and rejuvenation, and that sort of thing?
thanks for stopping by!