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) .

Edinburgh Zoo welcomes a rare pygmy hippo calf, named Haggis Pygmy hippos are endangered, with fewer than 2,500 left in the wild Haggis’s birth boosts awareness for pygmy hippo conservation efforts