A pygmy hippo. The hippo is at risk from the effect of climate change on its watery refuge. If the African climate becomes drier the pools and rivers will dry up, leaving hippos homeless. A hippo mother and calf. Gestation lasts 240 days, and the calves are suckled for 8 months.
Male hippopotamuses hold territories where they keep 'harems' of females.
Groups of males, their females and calves can number nearly 150 animals. Pygmy hippos lead a solitary lifestyle. The only social group they will be found in is a mother with her calf.