Obi, the first baby pygmy hippo to be born at the Melbourne Zoo in 34 years, has recently tried swimming in deep water with his mother for the first time.
A three-week old pygmy hippopotamus has taken his first swim in the deeper end of the pool at Australia’s Melbourne Zoo where he lives.
Luckily, he had his mother close by the whole time who gave occasional assistance as needed.
This is considered a milestone for the calf, as he has been steadily gaining weight--which is now up to nearly 30 pounds or about a pound a day--and
