On Thursday, baby hippo Devi made a big splash with visitors at the San Diego Zoo.
The 8-week-old hippo, who was born to mom Funani in late March, is beginning to venture out to the deepest part of the 150,000 gallon pool, now that her mom isnรขโฌโขt as protective of her.
Due to the protective nature of Funani, the Zoo staff was only recently able to verify that Devi was a girl and estimate she weighs between 90 and 100 pounds. รขโฌลFunani often had her tucked into vegetation near the shore, and kept her body between the calf and the public,รขโฌย the Zoo said in aรย statement released Thursday.รย รขโฌลFunani would also place her body between the baby and the viewing area.รขโฌย
For all Zoo visitors, mother and daughter can be seen in the hippoรขโฌโขs pool on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturdays and Sundays while father, Otis, can be seen the other days.
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