Prague zoo has new attraction – a baby hippo

By The Associated Press
February 24 2016 07:47 AM

CP36499018 — Newborn baby hippo swims with its mother Maruska at their enclosure in the zoo in Prague, Czech Republic, Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016. The baby was born on Jan. 28, and is yet to be named. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

PRAGUE – Prague Zoo has a new star — a baby hippo.

The baby male, still to be named, was born on Jan. 28. He now lives in an enclosure in Prague with his mother, Maruska, and father, Slavek, a couple already popular among visitors.

Weighing 45 kilograms (99 pounds) at birth, the baby boy has now grown to 80 kilograms (176 pounds).

The family, which is normally separated at ahead of the birth, was reunited Friday. Visitors had the first chance to see them on Saturday and they have immediately become the zoo’s star attractions.

The zoo says the hippo family’s reunification has been unusually smooth so far.

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