The Dallas Zoo Says Hello To A New Baby Hippo

Just a day before Halloween, the Dallas Zoo announced the arrival of a baby hippo. A healthy hippo calf was born to Boipelo, its mom, around 5:30pm on Sunday, Oct. 30. As Boipelo’s birth window approached, the animal team closely monitored her. When Boipelo started labor mid-afternoon that Sunday, the team monitored her progress with cameras in the barn. She was allowed to deliver the calf privately. Her labor went smoothly and quickly, according to …

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