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Mama hippo and baby hippo swimming together - cutest video ever
In case you missed it, last Friday, we published Mother hippo rescues a baby wildebeest in Kenya - African wildlife. Today we have yet more hippo love to share: a video of a mother hippo and baby hippo swimming together at the Bioparc Valencia, the smashing zoo in Valencia, Spain. I think it's safe to say we love hippos.I filmed this myself with an HD Flip camera on my latest trip to Valencia, Spain. Having recently visited Zambia on a safari, I thought the African animals at the zoo might not impress me as much as usual. Boy, was I wrong.
Bioparc Valenica allows you to get so close to the animals -- and not because the enclosures are small (they're actually larger than most I've seen). Furthermore, it provides you with experiences you definitely wouldn't have on a safari, like watching hippos swim underwater right in front of you.
According to my Zambian guides, hippos can hold their breath underwater for four to five minutes. They prefer to be underwater during the day because it's hot. On this particular day in Valencia (November 27, 2010), it was actually cold, so the hippos are hanging out underwater for the opposite reason: the water's heated. There's nothing like a heated pool on a chilly day!
The mother hippo has the most wonderful face, and every time I see that little hippo's feet, my heart melts into jelly. I hope yours does, too.
Read more about Valencia here!
[Photo and video by Annie Scott.]
This trip was sponsored by Cool Capitals and Tourismo Valencia, but the ideas and opinions expressed in this article are 100 percent my own.
The mother hippo has the most wonderful face, and every time I see that little hippo's feet, my heart melts into jelly. I hope yours does, too.
Read more about Valencia here!
[Photo and video by Annie Scott.]
This trip was sponsored by Cool Capitals and Tourismo Valencia, but the ideas and opinions expressed in this article are 100 percent my own.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
cody Dec 20th 2010 2:00AM
Is it just me or did the baby fart at the ned of video? LOL
Jim Dec 20th 2010 5:49AM
That was adorable. And I like how the baby used its on-board-gas-propelled-Booster to blast that unsuspecting fish. L O L