Jeremy Hance
mongabay.com
October 22, 2012
Eight week old pygmy hippo calf, Georgina, born at Zoological Society of London (ZSL) Whipsnade Zoo. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Found in the rainforests of West Africa, pygmy hippos (Choeropsis liberiensis) are listed as Endangered by the IUCN Red List and are rarely seen. The species, which is extremely sensitive to environmental changes, faces vast deforestation and hunting throughout its habitat. Recent conservation efforts have recorded pygmy hippos on remote camera traps in Liberia.
'Georgina enjoys taking a dip, paddling around, and blowing bubbles under the water,' says Africa section team leader, Mark Holden. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Georgina. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Georgina. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
Georgina. Photo courtesy of ZSL Whipsnade Zoo.
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CITATION: Jeremy Hance mongabay.com (October 22, 2012). Cute animal picture of the day: baby pygmy hippo.http://news.mongabay.com/2012/1022-hance-pygmy-hippo-pod.html |
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