Alex and Arthur: Pygmy Hippos

Monday, 24 September 2012

Pygmy Hippos

Since you've all met my little Arthur, I thought I'd introduce your to my other animal child...well children. 

Meet the Toronto Zoo pygmy hippos.  I've been adopting them annually for the past six years. 
This photo was taken by John Fredrik
I know a lot about pygmy hippos but not much about the ones at the Toronto Zoo (other than I love sitting at their habitat), because the zoo kind of sucks at posting information.  I know that the female's name is Abou and she recently had a baby.  I don't know if the baby is okay because, as I said, the zoo sucks at posting info.

I'm hoping the baby is okay and will be on display soon because pygmy hippo babies are pretty much the cutest things ever.

Exhibit A:


Exhibit B:


He sleeps like Arthur :)
Exhibit C:


Having a bath
The reason I decided to post about my pygmy hippo adopted children is because I received notification that it's time to renew my adoption.  I went to the website and the option to support the pygmy hippo is no longer there :( 

I'm going to email the zoo because I'd really like to continue to provide support and I hope they're not losing their hippos.

And now to finish this post here's a video of an adorable pygmy hippo baby.


Ahh...look at him run

Happy Monday

Alex & Arthur 

7 comments:

  1. Oh the little one eating the lettuce, so cute! I love weird looking creatures

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    1. Same. It's probably why I love Arthur so much :P Baby pygmy hippos kind of remind me of French Bulldogs.

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  2. Hey Alex And Arthur...I must say you have shared some of the most memorable photos of Hippos with us..I just can't blink my eye while watching these photos...and that cute baby hippo is looking very awesome and innocent..

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  3. What the shit. No. No, I can't look at that. The ears, the ears twitching! The little face and those eyes. Nope, can't do it. That's too much. Oh god I just noticed the little feets.

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  4. Awesome Pygmy hippos I really enjoy to see all these pictures !

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  5. You are so correct. I saw a baby at the Baltimore or Washington zoo a number of years ago, and it WAS, in fact, the cutest thing on earth. Every adult human there was sighing and secretly plotting ways to jump the barriers, snatch the thing up, and cuddle it...until Mom stomped them into the mud. - Ned from Parkville, Md.

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