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Edinburgh Zoo reckons it can present a rival to Thailand's internet sensation Moo Deng as it has announced the birth of its own pygmy hippo. The zoo has settled on the name 'Haggis' for the ...
hoofstock team leader at Edinburgh Zoo, said in a statement in the release. "The first 30 days are critical for her development, so the pygmy hippo house will be closed for now to allow us to keep ...
The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo announced Monday that their own tiny pygmy hippo, named Haggis, was born Oct. 30 to parents Otto and Gloria. The newborn calf is doing ...
Over in Edinburgh, proud parents Otto and Gloria are no different – except their ‘infant’ weighs in well over 18kg and lives in the local zoo. Haggis, the pygmy hippo, was born on October 30 ...
Despite all the attention, Edinburgh Zoo’s pygmy hippo house will be closed to the public for the time being, as the staff continues to monitor Haggis’s development. But the zoo is already ...
Edinburgh Zoo has issued a grovelling apology after welcoming a new pygmy hippo called Haggis. The Scottish centre announced the birth of the calf on Monday, sharing a sweet video of her ...
After all, there’s room to be made for Haggis, the latest addition to Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo and another pygmy hippo who is ready for her close up. Haggis was born to parents Otto and ...
Her name is as Scottish as it gets, but little Haggis is a long way from her natural home. The forests and swamps of West Africa – particularly Liberia – are the native stomping ground of ...
Born in October 2024, Haggis resides at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo. Pygmy hippos, thought of as the common hippo's smaller cousin, have been endangered since 2016.
Edinburgh Zoo announces birth of baby pygmy hippo named Haggis Haggis, a baby pygmy hippo at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo, is following in Moo Deng's footsteps.
Edinburgh Zoo announces birth of baby pygmy hippo named Haggis Haggis, a baby pygmy hippo at the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland’s Edinburgh Zoo, is following in Moo Deng's footsteps.