Baby Hippo Toni Makes a Splash at Berlin Zoo

The five-month-old pygmy hippo captivates audiences with her first dive into deep water.

Toni, a pygmy hippopotamus at the Berlin Zoo, successfully completed her first public dive into a 1.8-meter-deep pool.
Curator Florian Sicks praised Toni's ability to maneuver gracefully, highlighting her skill in pushing off the pool floor to move.
Toni, who was born with a low birth weight of 3.5 kilograms, has now grown to an estimated 45 kilograms.
Visitors can enjoy watching Toni's underwater antics through a viewing window in the zoo's indoor facility.
The species faces a critical threat from habitat loss in West Africa, with fewer than 2,500 adult pygmy hippos remaining in the wild.