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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.
Pygmy hippos are now classified as endangered, the alliance said, with possibly less than 3,000 individuals remaining in their native habitat. Zoo draws thousands of visitors
A female pygmy hippopotamus calf was born at the Metro Richmond Zoo in early December, marking the third calf of the endangered species to be born at the zoo in the last five years, officials said.
Pygmy hippos are native to the forests and swamps of Liberia. ... Move over, Moo Deng: Meet Haggis Edinburgh Zoo’s new pygmy hippo. Barney Davis. November 4, 2024 at 10:08 PM (Edinburgh Zoo)
The baby hippo skyrocketed to fame in September after adorable photos and videos of her at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in ... My name is Moo Deng, a female pygmy hippopotamus born on Wednesday, July ...
Related: Boston Zoo Welcomes its First Baby Pygmy Hippopotamus: 'We Are Thrilled by This Success' Zookeeper Atthapon Nundee told the Associated Press that he didn't expect the hippo to become so ...
(Aside from Moo Deng, another baby pygmy hippo was born at a Berlin Zoo this summer.) Pygmy hippos are naturally reclusive and nocturnal, but you would not know it from watching Moo Deng’s antics.
Moo Deng (Thai: หมูเด้ง, RTGS: mu deng, pronounced [mǔː dêŋ] ⓘ; born 10 July 2024) is a pygmy hippopotamus living in Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Si Racha, Chonburi, Thailand. [1] [2] She became a popular internet meme at two months of age after images of her went viral online in September 2024.