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A Rare Specimen

Mikolas making himself heard.
Mikolas making himself heard. Image: Petr David Josek (AP)

The captive breeding of pygmy hippos in zoos and other conservation projects has generally gone well, and captive hippos typically live for 30 to 50 years. But for whatever reason, male pygmy hippos tend to be less common, accounting for about 41% of births in captivity. So Mikolas is already quite a special boy.

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