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Hand-fed ... baby pygmy hippo Monifa is lucky by name and lucky by nature, Taronga Zoo keepers say.
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Hippopotamus
The hippopotamus Hippopotamus amphibius or hippo Greek: hippopotamos, from , hippos,horse and potamos, river is a large, mostly plant-eating African mammal, one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae (the other being the Pygmy Hippopotamus. It is the heaviest extant artiodactyl, despite being significantly shorter than the Giraffe. The hippopotamus is semi-aquatic, inhabiting rivers and lakes in sub-Saharan Africa in groups of 5-30 hippos. The hippopotamus also uses water to keep itself hydrated and able to carry out his life functions. During the day they remain cool by staying in the water or mud; reproduction and childbirth both occur in water, where territorial bulls preside over a stretch of river. They emerge at dusk to graze on grass. While hippos rest near each other in territories in the water, grazing is a solitary activity and hippos are not territorial on land.