Baby Pygmy Hippo goes swimming for the first time. This video might just melt you heart!

This is Obi, a baby Pygmy Hippo born at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia, goes swimming for the first time.  His name has special meaning, Obi means heart in Nigerian Igbo language.  These awesome creatures are found in the forest and swamps of West Africa, they are nocturnal and, surprisingly, fare better in captivity than in the wild.

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