An Endangered Species
Common hippos are considered a vulnerable species, with an estimated 110,000 to 130,000 in the wild, mostly in Eastern and Southern Africa. But pygmy hippos are in dire straits. Data is scarce, but fewer than 2,000 to 3000 pygmy hippos may now be living in the wilds of western Africa, mainly within Liberia. That makes the birth of Mikolas and other pygmy hippos in captivity all the more important.
