A question of taste in Thai contest to name baby pygmy hippo


The month-old baby pygmy hippo is seen with his mother 'Jona' at his enclosure at Khao Kheow Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand. - Reuters

CHONBURI (Nov 30, Reuters): Visitors to a zoo in Thailand are being offered a tasty choice over the name of its newest resident - a baby pygmy hippopotamus that is drawing crowds.

The male was born at the end of October at the state-run Khao Kheaw Zoo in Chonburi province, 80km east of Bangkok. The zoo's sixth pygmy hippo, it is cute and healthy, but so far nameless.

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