Berlin zoo thrilled with baby hippo
Berlin Zoo introduces a two-and-a-half week old baby hippo to the public.
The little hippo, who doesn’t yet have a name, is the first to be born in Berlin in three years and already weighs around 40 kilograms (approximately 88 pounds).
Joanna Partridge reports.
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- Where has the hippo been since it was born?
- How old is the mother?
- How many babies has she had?
- Is the baby male or female? female (the keeper says "she’s already taken to the water")
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