It is not possible to miss the birth of a "surprise" hippo, when you are part of a group of fellow hippo lovers. The arrival of the newest addition to the L.A. Zoo was shared immediately. But if I had not been a member of "Hippolotofus", the news would have reached me through many friends.
How old is the story of a female, thinking she is gaining weight, but then finding out something else is going on? I think it is very convenient if this happens to a female hippo, as it is easy to hide those extra pounds... three thousand two hundred pounds, or three thousand four hundred pounds... who is counting anyway??
It reminded me of the story of my hippo friends in Jakarta, Indonesia. The keeper Mr. Bagus, thought Dania's baby would come a few months later... the next week Semar was born. It is not easy to examine a hippo, let alone a pregnant one. As you can forget the "come sweetie, time for your ultrasound" approach, the only thing left is a "well educated guess".
But in all cases (with or without birth control) eight months later, you have the cutest baby of all animal babies... if you love hippos, of course ;-).
Ps. The baby does not have a name yet, if it is named, I will add his/her name to this post.
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