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A pygmy hippo to the zoo in Lagos
Lagos Zoo Tuesday replaced female pygmy hippo
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Today is the Lagos Zoo, a female pygmy hippo (Choeoropsis liberiensis) from the Bio Park in Fuengirola Spain welcome.
The new roommate after 6- hours of cross-country trip are expected on Tuesday afternoon, measures already one meter, is 200 Pounds and two years old, said the zoo director Figeiras.
Luna will be on Saturday, limited, first introduced to the public.
Figeiras Paul also explained this by the exciting situation for the animal, until now it was in with his parents enclosure, to a new home without parents must also get used Luna.
High costs, the animal park for the hippo in purchasing: 70 000 Euro were applied to the cage, of the 400 Square has. A lake, a waterfall and three retreat / rest areas are available now Luna, "This is a zoo of our size, a major financial investment", so Paul Figeiras.
At the zoo, the pygmy hippo with alfalfa, Carrots, Apples and concentrate supplied
The dwarf hippopotamuses were originally from Liberia and sustained mainly by streams of water in tropical rain forests on. The night-active herbivores are solitary and come together only during mating season.
Next year will still be added another female, the official application is found with the Spanish authorities.
In November 2000 Zoo opened in Lagos now has 140 different animal- and 200 Plant species from five different continents.
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