And to celebrate we are calling on the public to help name the adorable new arrival!
Our keepers have pulled together three names for the public to pick, which pay tribute to the native homeland of the pygmy hippo.
These include:
- Amara, which means ‘filled with beauty and grace’ and is of West African origin
- Sierra after the country of Sierra Leone
- Sapo after Sapo National Park located in Sinoe County, Liberia.
The entries with the most meaningful reason behind their name selection will win one of 20 family passes to Taronga Zoo Sydney valued at $152. For more information, how to enter and T&C’s simply visit: www.taronga.org.au/pygmyhippocomp
Pygmy Hippo Fast Facts
- Taronga Zoo Sydney is thrilled to announce the public debut very rare, very adorable Pygmy Hippo Calf
- To celebrate, Taronga is calling on the public to help name the adorable new arrival!
- The calf was born on Monday the 22nd of November in an off-exhibit nursey den and has just made her first big splash under the watchful eye of her mother and keepers
- This is the second successful birth from Pygmy Hippos Kambiri and Fergus who welcomed the birth of their first calf just over four years ago at Taronga Zoo Sydney
- Much like their cousin the river or the common hippo, pygmy hippos are a semi-aquatic species and spend a considerable amount of time both on land and in the water
- Pygmy hippos have physical adaptations to cater to their life in the water and on land, these include slightly webbed feet, long legs for wandering forest habitat and having the ability to close both their nostrils and ears
· Wild Pygmy Hippo populations continue to decline in the wild due to several reasons, but the leading decline is habitat loss, as their forest and jungle homes are often being logged and converted into farmland
· The public will get to choose from three names;
o Amara, which means ‘filled with beauty and grace’ and is of West African origin
o Sierra after the country of Sierra Leone; and
o Sapo after Sapo National Park located in Sinoe County, Liberia
· Entries with the most meaningful reason behind their name selection will win one of 20 family passes to Taronga Zoo Sydney valued at $152
· To enter please visit: www.taronga.org.au/pygmyhippocomp
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