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The Nyíregyháza Zoo, also known as Sóstó Zoo (in northeastern Hungary), has shared footage of a newborn pygmy hippopotamus exploring the world alongside its mother, reports Magyar Nemzet.
The zoo wrote that the little female, now that she has gained some strength, has taken over the Tarzan’s Path runway, where the public can now see the much-anticipated offspring.
They pointed out that the pygmy hippo is a rare pachyderm on the brink of extinction,
and unlike its five times larger, one-and-a-half-ton Nile relative, is now native to a very small area. Only 2,000 individuals remain in the tropical rainforests of West Africa. “Its population is most threatened by deforestation, habitat loss, and hunting, hence it is important that it is bred in a closed husbandry environment under a coordinated breeding program,” they emphasized.
The breeding pair living in Nyíregyháza Zoo has been in the facility since 2009. Broutille (25), the female, came from France, while her mate Hamlet (17) came from Denmark as part of the European Endangered Species Programme, now known as EAZA Ex-situ Programme (EEP).
The pygmy hippopotamus pair is very successful, with their now fifth offspring. The calves born in 2011, 2015, 2017, and 2022 are now living in another zoo, they proudly announced. The zoo added that Broutille, the mother, is also very attentive in this case, nursing her one-and-a-half-month-old baby four to five times a day, and the baby has already started to eat a solid diet of hay, vegetables, and fruit.
In addition, from May, visitors of the Nyíregyháza Zoo can also experience the unique Ice Age Interactive Animal Show. The new attraction uses modern technology to take visitors into the world of the Arctic Circle. The installation features indoor and outdoor exhibitions on the life of animals living in the Arctic, the causes and consequences of the Ice Age, and the atmosphere of the Arctic Circle, using interactive elements.
Photo via Facebook/Nyíregyházi Állatpark
Via Magyar Nemzet; Featured image via Facebook/Szalai Zsolt