Taiping Zoo welcomes new hippo, tortoises in breeding success


Photo: Taiping Zoo & Night Safari Facebook

IPOH: Taiping Zoo & Night Safari (ZTNS) has announced the birth of a hippopotamus calf born to a mother named Lek on June 5.

According to a post on ZTNS’s Facebook page, Lek, aged 32, originally came from Bangkok Zoo, while the father, April, aged 22, was born at ZTNS.

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