A pygmy hippopotamus has been taking her first steps, a week after she turned into once born at Colchester Zoo.

Her mother Venus gave birth on 9 Might well and video presentations the pair “doing smartly” and “happily running alongside” in their enclosure, the zoo stated.

They’re but to stare many human mates due to the the coronavirus lockdown but the zoo stated it turned into once hoping to reopen in July if it turned into once obtain to get so.

The species is endangered, with fewer than 2,000 opinion to stay in the wild.