Wednesday, December 8, 2010

Baby Hippo Sticks Close to Mom in Basel

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via ZooBorns by Andrew Bleiman on 12/8/10

On November 26th, Switzerland's Zoo Basel welcomed a baby Hippopotamus. Believed to be a boy, the "tiny" hippo sticks close to mom, joining her swims and small cautious adventures outside. Despite outward similarities to rhinos, horses or pigs, the hippo's closest living relatives are whales and dolphins, from which they diverged 55 million years ago.

Baby hippo zoo basel 1

Baby hippo zoo basel 1

Baby hippo and mom swimming zoo basel

Baby hippo sticks close to mom zoo basel

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Baby hippo zoo basel 1

Baby hippo zoo basel 1


 
 

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