What Omo wants, Omo gets! :)

shaken, not stirred

That was my favorite part too! 😍

Yeah. "TOO CUTE" until you get into that mouth... You'll know why hippos are among the most dangerous animals on the planet.

Until you see one in the wild chasing you at 40mph

@@sirtito2705 Wild hippos* also idk why people say this like everyone doesn't already know... stop stating the obvious

@@samuraijack1371 Also, thank you Captain Obvious, no one asked.

tiny? he already weighs more than an adult human :D but even his 3000 pound mum is cute, so I give you that one

I mean, human babies can grow up to be the most dangerous thing on the planet

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​@@CheyenneMtnZoohonestly that's not even a little bit funny

lol

@@OmegaRedFan well we find it funny

THEY MADE A GAME ABOUT THEM HUNGRY HUNGRY HIPPOS

Adorable babies, but they can still take your arm off.

You'd be happy too if you knew that in due time no one out there could mess with you.

​@@liamg2271in due time? Do you mean the second they are born. Mama hippos are not there for decoration.

@boglarkaszabo5031 I didn't mean to disregard mama hippos. My point is that baby hippos can introduce humans to darkness relatively quickly with their tremendous strength and power.

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she weighs 3000 pounds , but males can be twice that size or more

Our keepers say they have never seen aggression from our hippos. These hippos have built trusting relationships with their care team, so they don't feel the need to defend themselves from keepers. But, because of their size and their potential as wild animals with instincts, keepers only interact with them from the other side of a protective barrier, for everyone's safety.

Many people have outdated views of modern zoos, but the reality is that we do so much good for the animals in our care, and for species in the wild. Zoos accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA), including us, meet stringent animal management and care standards to achieve that accreditation, including living environments, social groupings, health, and nutrition. AZA also evaluates each accredited zoo’s involvement in conservation and education programs, among many others. Our veterinary team is involved with creating cutting-edge treatments for issues that affect not only our animals, but those in the wild, as well. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that receives no tax support. We have partnered with our guests to send more than $4.5 million since 2008 to help conserve wild species around the globe, and often send our staff experts into the field to help them, as well. We are proud to be part of the solution. As an accredited member of the AZA, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo participates in many Species Survival Plan (SSP) programs. These programs are run by species experts and involve the detailed tracking of species genetics for animals in human care. With global animal populations declining, many of these SSPS have helped to put animals back into the wild. Species such as the California condor, Wyoming toad, black-footed ferret, golden lion tamarin and scimitar horned Oryx would not exist in the wild today if it weren’t for zoo breeding programs. If you’re open to expanding your horizons, feel free to learn more about our Zoo at cmzoo.org/news.

You need to get with the times. Zoos and sanctuaries are now one in the same in many regards. Zoos handle the breeding, while sanctuaries handle the rehabbing. They can’t do it without the other anymore

They are impressive!

This little hippo now weighs over 1,000 pounds (the video you're commenting on here was posted in November 2021), and you can watch him smash a whole (still small) watermelon in this updated (July 2023) watermelon smash video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hshzi716uZ2ziI0.html