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Pygmy hippos have webbed feet to aid their semi-aquatic lifestyle. Adult hippos can hold their breath underwater for 10 to 15 minutes. “Iris and her baby have a delightful morning routine.

The Metro Richmond Zoo has launched the Poppy Cam, a new livestream of its baby pygmy hippo Poppy and her mother, Iris.

She was the second baby to be born around Christmas. Though standard-size hippopotamuses usually give birth underwater, pygmy hippos can give birth in water or on land. A grown pygmy hippopotamus ...

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This birth was also the first time that Iris gave birth underwater. Common hippos typically give birth underwater, but their smaller relatives the pygmy hippo are born on land or in water.

Metro Richmond Zoo “If the water appears dirty, the hippos recently pooped, and the filters are working hard to clean it,” wrote the zoo. “Whether she’s swimming or nursing underwater ...

Poppy’s arrival also marked the first time Iris gave birth in water. Common hippos are typically delivered underwater, while pygmy hippo calves can be born on either land or in water.