Want China Times, CNA and Staff Reporter 2014-11-23
Taipei Zoo said Friday that a baby hippopotamus was born in a pond at the zoo as rain poured down on the night of Nov. 16.
Baby hippo Yu and mother Najuzhong at Taipei Zoo, Nov. 21. (Photo
courtesy of Taipei Zoo)
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Taipei Zoo said Friday that a baby hippopotamus was born in a pond at the zoo as rain poured down on the night of Nov. 16.
The baby
hippo, currently smaller than its mother's head, was named Yu, which means
rain, and its mother's name Najuzhong was added, the zoo said on its official
website.
The zoo
said its veterinary staff observed last Sunday afternoon that the mother had
gone into labor and they monitored her until she gave birth at about 10pm.
Since then,
Najuzhong Yu has been sticking close to its mother's side but can already dive,
the zoo said.
The calf's
sex has not yet been determined because the mother would not allow the
veterinary staff to get too close, the zoo said.
It said the
mother and newborn are being kept in the Asian rainforest display area because
the enclosure for its African animals is under renovation.
The best
time for visitors to see the baby hippo is when the mother leaves the pond to
feed. "If you're lucky, you may have a chance to see her
breastfeeding," a zoo keeper said.
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