Why can't I have a pet baby pygmy hippo???

[LynneSin]

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I'd love her and take good care of her and give her a happy happy hippo life!!! Seriously why can't I have a pet baby hippo??!!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/10/olivia-pygmy-hippo_n_5792958.html

Sweden's Parken Zoo has officially welcomed a new addition to its hippopotamus family.

Olivia, a rare pygmy hippo, was born at just 13 pounds this past August as part of an international breeding program. The cute baby hippo has been befittingly dubbed the "Michelin Man" due to her striking resemblance to the Bibendum character.

Pygmy hippos, which usually grow to about half the size of a common hippopotamus, are a seriously endangered species that are native to West Africa. There are likely only a few thousand pygmy hippos left in the wild.

[In_The_Wind]

1. Because a hippo might fall down your stairs.

Are you planning to move?

[LynneSin]

2. He'd fit in my backyard

It's Pygmy Hippo size

[In_The_Wind]

4. You'd have to keep him warm in the winter.

Maybe knit him a sweater or something.

[LynneSin]

6. That hippo lives in Sweden

I know for a fact that I live somewhere much warmer than Sweden. Heck it will be like the tropics compared to living in Sweden!

[In_The_Wind]

7. D'oh

nevermind

[UncleYoder]

3. I want a hippopotamus for Christmas

Only a hippopotamus will do
No crocodiles
Or rhinoceroses-es
I only like hippopotamuses-es
And hippopotamuses like me too

[LynneSin]

8. Well I would have given you one of my baby hippos

But you said the naughty 'C' word

We're in the 'War on Christmas' season around here at DU

[Ron Obvious]

5. I had a baby hippo as a pet when I was a child.

I used to carry him around the house every day for years to come. When I was an adult, I was able to carry a full-grown hippo around the house every day.

No I didn't; I'm just talking out of my arse.

[pinboy3niner]

9. That's just what you need--a Hungry Hungry Hippo

[shenmue]

10. It's too squee

[malthaussen]

11. Maybe for Christmas...

-- Mal

[La Lioness Priyanka]

12. i know. so unfair

[Callmecrazy]

13. Because I'll end up having to clean up after it...

And I don't want to get in the way of this:

And it'll probably blame it on the dog.

[LynneSin]

14. But mine is so much cuter and smaller

And I do appreciate you volunteering for hippo cleanup duty

[BlancheSplanchnik]

15. you could be the next youtube star

With the vids you could post! I'd subscribe! (I'm immature enough to LMFAO at animal farts.)



I want a baby pygmy hippos too!!!!!!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

16. ROFL!

[alarimer]

17. Half the size of a common hippopotamus is still pretty big.

And if they have the disposition of their larger cousins, not too much fun to have around, either.

They are pretty damn cute when little. though.

[Hassin Bin Sober]

22. This one lives in a house. Meet Jessica:

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[UTUSN]

18. I'm RIGHT HERE!1 nt

[cemaphonic]

19. You don't want to be this guy

[jmowreader]

20. Because it'll grow into an adult pygmy hippo

[Rhiannon12866]

21. When you go out of town, I'd be more than willing to hippo-sit!