Boulder Ridge Wild Animal Park is excited to welcome a new baby pygmy hippo, born early in the morning on December 18.
The calf is a female and the daughter of our pygmy hippo, Betty. As a caring first step, Betty kept her baby safely tucked away in their den during the first week after birth. Since then, mom and calf have begun spending much more time outside and can now be seen together during most pygmy hippo encounters.
Visitors may occasionally notice them returning to their den for rest and quiet time, but the baby is becoming more active each day and is adjusting well to her new surroundings.
We’re thrilled to share this special moment with our guests and look forward to watching this little hippo grow.
🗳️ Baby Hippo Naming Contest — Vote Now!
We’ve selected the four most popular name options, and we want YOU to help us choose the winner!
Vote for your favorite name by commenting on our Facebook post:
FaceBook Contest
🐾 Pebbles
🐾 Belle
🐾 Venus
🐾 Marmalade
Don’t love any of those? No problem — write-in votes are welcome too!
Tell us why your name is the best, and don’t forget to invite your friends to vote as well.
👉 One lucky voter will be randomly selected to win a Boulder Ridge Family Prize Pack, which includes:
- 🎟️ 2 Adult Tickets
- 🎟️ 2 Kids Tickets
- 🎁 Additional Boulder Ridge goodies
We can’t wait to see what names you pick!
5 Comments
by Wendy Skinner
I thought of a name for the baby “Buttercup”
by Levi K
I think it should be named Viviane! That is the name of the Lady of the Lake in Arthurian legends. Hippos live in water, so it would be cute.
by Gaby
I think Viviane would be a good name for the baby hippo because it means “Lady of the Lake.” It is also the name that my fiance Levi picked and it just so happens that my fiance shares the same name with the hippos father.
by Kimberly Blozinski
How about a lovely old fashion name of Helen.
by Corissa Johns
3rd graders from Twin Falls, ID would like to suggest Lily as a name. Super excited to continue to watch her grow! Thanks for sharing all the cute pics!
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