First pygmy hippo in decades born at San Diego Zoo

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The San Diego Zoo has announced the first successful birth of an endangered pygmy hippopotamus at the zoo inmore than three decades.Mabel, a 4-year-old pygmy hippo at the zoo, gave birth to a 12-pound male calf April 9. The zoo announced thebirth Friday in recognition of Endangered Species Day and because the calf has been deemed healthy by animalexperts at the zoo.