new baby hippo
22-08-2012
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp...545&sec=nation
there's a short video on the link as well.
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22 August 2012
It was a joyous Hari Raya at Zoo Negara with the birth of a healthy and “bouncy” hippopotamus.
The calf, the offspring of 21-year-old Kibu and 31-year-old Duke, was born on Sunday, the first day of Syawal, at 4am.
“We were expecting the birth two or three days before or after Hari Raya,” said zookeeper Mohd Khairul Azahar.
He arrived for work as usual on Hari Raya and had just finished feeding the birds when he heard noises from the hippo enclosure.
“I went to check and to my surprise, there was a baby hippo there,” the happy zookeeper said.
“It was an added treat for visitors who came this Hari Raya.”
Khairul said that with the latest addition, Zoo Negara now had six Nile hippotammi three female and two male.
The gender of the newborn hippo, he said, could only be determined when the water-dwelling animal surfaced on land and its umbilical cord fell off.
He said Zoo Negara's hippo breeding programme was going well, with four births so far.
As for the name of the baby hippo, Khairul said it would be determined by the zoo or anyone wanting to sponsor it.
“Personally, I would like to name it Syawal if it is a male, or Salwa if female,” he said.
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