Check out this baby Pygmy Hippopotamus born at Rotterdam's Blijdorp Zoo. It's hardly larger than a lettuce leaf. There are estimated to be less than 3,000 pygmy hippos, which are native to western Africa, left in the wild.

(via jezebel)

Posted Oct. 1,2009 at 11:30 AM EST by Andy Towle in Nature, News | Permalink

1. I think my response can be officially summed up by..... "AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW".

   Posted by: samwise | Oct 1, 2009 11:36:49 AM

   
   

2. LOLhippos. Someone make it happen.

   Posted by: crispy | Oct 1, 2009 11:41:54 AM

   
   

3. That may be the cutest baby animal ever.

   Posted by: Aaron Rowland | Oct 1, 2009 11:48:56 AM

   
   

4. Who's the cutest widdle hippo? Who's a widdle cutie po-po?

   That's a major AHHHHHHH!!!

   Posted by: Tralfaz | Oct 1, 2009 1:00:28 PM

   
   

5. "*fewer* than."

   Love,

   Bitter Grammar Queen.

   PS: Three words -- A. DORE. Able.

   Posted by: Dave | Oct 1, 2009 1:12:44 PM

   
   

6. hungry, hungry hippos!

   Posted by: terry | Oct 1, 2009 1:12:47 PM

   
   

7. Now I'm singing "I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas."

   Posted by: Matt | Oct 1, 2009 1:24:25 PM

   
   

8. How big do they get?? I want one!!

   Posted by: Brian in Texas | Oct 1, 2009 4:53:58 PM

   
   

9. Seriously?

   Shit...

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBfi8OEz0rA

   Posted by: Barrett | Oct 1, 2009 5:25:45 PM

   
   

10. I need one of these!

    Posted by: Andrew | Oct 1, 2009 7:41:32 PM

    
    

11. He is so Precious! I want one too! I would call him Hippocrates!

    Great Find!

    Myles

    Posted by: Myles Miller | Oct 2, 2009 4:04:32 AM

    
    

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