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Waxman Staff Writer Jan 15, 2015 8:46 PM UTC  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Jan 15, 2015 8:46 PM UTC The Zoological Society of London’s Whipsnade Zoo has released adorable footage of the newest member of its family, a male pygmy hippo calf. The baby’s mom, 28-year-old Flora, gave birth on Boxing Day and had a smooth pregnancy even though she has been battling cancer. In the clip, the animal mostly pals around in the hay with his mother and goes for a swim. Senior keeper Steve White [said](http://www.zsl.org/zsl-whipsnade-zoo/news/boxing-day-baby) in a statement: “On his first weigh-in, he was so slippery it was like picking up a big bar of soap!” The zoo also says the animal “is a particularly welcome addition to the Zoo because there is a shortage of male pygmy hippos within the European Endangered Species Breeding Programme.” In September, a pygmy hippo named Olivia went viral because of her [striking resemblance](http://time.com/3275751/baby-hippo-that-looks-like-michelin-man/) to the Michelin Man. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3669765/baby-pygmy-hippo/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3669765/baby-pygmy-hippo/"},"headline":"Here's an Adorable Newborn Pygmy Hippo Just Doing His Thing","datePublished":"2015-01-15T20:46:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:48:37.744Z","description":"Easily the cutest thing you'll see today","url":"https://time.com/3669765/baby-pygmy-hippo/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Olivia B. 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