The forests and swamps of West Africa – particularly Liberia – are the native stomping ground of pygmy hippos, but there are believed to be only 2,500 remaining in the wild today, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (ICUN) .

Tiny hippo lovers rejoice! Fans of Thailand's viral sensation Moo Deng can now also marvel at baby Haggis the hippo from Edinburgh.

Move over Moo Deng, there’s a new pygmy in town. The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland's Edinburgh Zoo announced Monday that their own tiny pygmy hippo, named Haggis, was born Oct. 30 to parents Otto and Gloria. The newborn calf is doing really well ...