OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A pygmy hippopotamus calf is on display at the Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium in Omaha.
The Omaha World-Herald reports (http://bit.ly/1V0sWmL ) that the 2-month-old animal was born Oct. 1 and was named Mabel by keepers.
Mabel is in the Lied Jungle portion of the zoo with her mother, a 15-year-old named Chomel, who came from the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. Her father is a 24-year-old named Scooby, who was born in the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville, Texas.
Mabel weighs 76 pounds, up from 19 pounds at birth. She will blossom to between 350 and 600 pounds when fully grown.
Pygmy hippos are native to western Africa swamps and rain forests. The International Union for Conservation of Nature lists the species as endangered.
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