Pygmy Hippo Mom Expecting Second Calf

0:00Toronto Zoo just dropped some exciting news. Their 20-year-old female pygmy hippo, Kindia, is pregnant with her second calf, Doolay, July. Earlier this year, they paired her up with 31-year-old male Harvey for four days in January, and it worked like a charm since pygmy hippos. Have a gestation period under seven months. Kindia had her first calf back in 2018, but the zoo knows pygmy hippo survival rates can be tough, so staff are on high alert. These animals are endangered, with fewer than 3,000 left in the wild across West Africa, facing habitat laws from logging, mining, agriculture, and hunting. The zoo's monitoring her closely with ultrasounds and behavior checks as part of a species survival program to boost their numbers, and we'll hear. More updates soon. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI.