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Pygmy hippos tend to ignore each other rather than fight when they meet. Field studies have estimated that male pygmy hippos range over 1.85 km 2 (460 acres), while the range of a female is 0.4 to 0.6 km 2 (100–150 acres). [8] Two dive in water at Singapore Zoo, Singapore. Pygmy hippos spend most of the day hidden in rivers.
An adult pygmy hippo can live up to 50 years and can grow to about half the height of a full-sized hippo. In the wild, their diet mainly consists of grass, leaves, shoots, and fallen fruits. Show ...
A baby pygmy hippo living at Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Thailand continues to become a viral sensation. The 2-month-old pygmy hippopotamus named Moo Deng was born in July, according to NBC News, and ...
The Traits of the Pygmy Hippo All hippopotamus species are semi-aquatic, with skin that is prone to cracking if it dries out. They prefer to spend most of their day submerged in water and come out ...
The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia has announced the addition of a baby pygmy hippopotamus, born on Dec. 9. Five days after birth, the yet-to-be-named baby pygmy weighed about 15 pounds, ...
Pygmy hippos are an endangered species, with fewer than 3,000 of them left in the wild. According to the Pygmy Hippo Foundation , the mammals can live between 30 to 50 years old. LILLIAN ...
And speaking of birth, Nile baby hippos are usually born in the water while pygmy hippos give birth on land. Interestingly enough, Nile hippos spend much more time in the water , too.
A baby pygmy hippo named Latke was born at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas during Hannukah last year, which was how he got his name. Since then, the park has shared many videos of ...