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Press release from the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo:
April 27, 2022
Our little hippo calf, Omo, is 9 months old, and he's outgrown the baby-proofing in his indoor training area! He's nursing less and eating more solid foods, which are helping him grow up big and strong. He recently weighed in at 435 pounds. That may seem huge to us, but Omo is still just a baby. He lives full-time with his mom, Zambezi, and has been learning to communicate with his aunt, Kasai, and dad, Biko, who live separately in the same habitat, by making little 'chuffing' noises. Keepers have seen Omo's personality continue to get bigger, along with the rest of him.
They say he doesn't just enter a room; he explodes into it. Check in with Omo, his mom, Zambezi, and Water's Edge: Africa lead keeper, Philip, in this video update.
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