Our HIPPO Bloat has Grown!

We are thrilled to announce that we got quite a treat the day before Halloween… with the arrival of a much-anticipated baby hippopotamus to your Dallas Zoo family!
Boipelo gave birth to a healthy hippo calf on Sunday, Oct. 30 around 5:30 p.m. Both mom and baby are doing well and have been bonding behind the scenes, while dad Gus and half-sister Adanna spend time on habitat.
The animal team had been closely monitoring Boipelo for several weeks as her birth window neared. Signs of labor started mid-afternoon that Sunday, and the team used cameras in the barn to keep tabs on Boipelo’s progress while allowing her to deliver the calf privately. Her labor progressed quickly and smoothly, as the team cheered Boipelo on from a distance.
The calf emerged strong and immediately came up for a breath of air, and then was swimming and active while mom watched on attentively. The little one was observed nursing within an hour of birth, and mom and baby spent the rest of that first night lying close together in their pool behind the scenes.
We’re still several weeks away from the little one debuting on habitat, so in the meantime, keep an eye out here on social for all the updates on mom and baby and the rest of our hippo bloat!
➡ Subscribe: bit.ly/SubscribeDallasZooTube
Follow the Dallas Zoo:
Official Site: bit.ly/DallasZooOfficialSite
Facebook: bit.ly/DallasZooFacebook
Instagram: bit.ly/DallasZooInstagram
Twitter: / dallaszoo
TikTok: / dallaszooofficial
Engaging People & Saving Wildlife

[@marynelson9485]

Congratulations Boipelo and zookeepers.

[@yvettenewell7520]

Oh be still my ❤️ I am so excited to watch this little one grow. Congratulations to momma hippo and the Dallas Zoo family.🦛🦛

[@MisterAlexEsquire]

The ears! Always those wiggly ears! I need it.

[@DallasZooTube]

You can never have too much ear wiggles 🥰

[@caroldeering6182]

So beautiful, mom should be proud of her baby, both are so precious. Happy life for these Hippos!

[@ccoop3774]

It's gorgeous! Mom looks very pleased!

[@cindyburns8161]

🎉Congratulations! Thank you for sharing!❤

[@carriemitch1]

"We're gonna need a bigger bloat!" 🤣❤️🦛

[@christinatweet6580]

You need to get some kind of AWARD for that witty quote! I think Roy S. himself and libbed that line......good work. 😏

[@j3o0130]

Beautiful ❤️ congratulations mama 💞 🎉

[@erynporter9951]

Oh my goodness 🦛🥰🥰! Momma looks very protective of her little one, she is watching everything around her baby!🙏🏼🙏🏽🙏🏿♥️♥️♥️

[@betsyyopp4894]

Congratulations!!!! What a little darling!

[@nnt.473]

Welcome to the world adorable baby! 🦛😍🥰

[@miriammaldonado604]

Congratulations mom and dad! You gave birth to the most beautiful baby hippo ❤️

[@nickyevans174]

How exciting!!!

[@LuciferXI]

Congrats Dallas Zoo!,

[@soniaburkart3772]

OMG!!!! The baby is so adorable. What a wonderful news this is, we all want to go to the zoo and see all the babies and mamas with their families!!!! Thank you so much for letting us view this video!!! It is amazing!!!!

[@Lesley-fo8ig]

Congrats to hippo mama!

[@DallasZooTube]

We are so excited for her!

[@angelmiller7731]

Aww A late congratulations on the New addition welcome Baby 👏🎉🎉🎉🥳🍼🍼❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"

[@joshmolly2751]

Awe So precious!! Congrats!!🥰

[@markgoodman240]

Congratulations to mama Bolpelo and the Dallas Zoo!

[@janeyfields2788]

Congratulations 👏 mama hippo to new addition baby 🍼 family growing 💗

[@EA_FanStar_768]

It looks very cute! 💕🦛

[@katieayers176]

and another cousin for fiona and for fritz the ornery baby hippo

[@catherinemirra9463]

Beautiful ❤

[@svetlanaadamovsky1465]

Congratulations to the family! Just love them!❤

[@cynthiarogers2904]

*WELCOME TO THE WORLD, LITTLE ONE !!!*

[@mortalclown3812]

Thank you for helping to save the species. Beautiful baby. 💙

[@conveychemistry]

Oh my goodness talk about cuteness!! This is beautiful news!! Congratulations to Mom, Dad, and Big Half Sister as well as Dallas Zoo!!

[@slycat1939]

congrats everyone there awesome

[@Sergster23]

10/10 Cute baby! 😍

[@DallasZooTube]

Agreed 😁

[@adrienebailey9010]

So beautiful and amazing. These hippos bring ppl so much joy. I love watching them.🌺🌹🌹

[@saffiregoat6432]

SOOOO CUTEEEEE

[@margretblair5389]

So beautiful

[@Robin-xt7yo]

So precious! Congratulations to Boipelo and Dallas.

[@kadopotato7704]

So adorable! I can’t wait to see them out in the hippo’s habitat 🥰 congratulations 🎉❤

[@LizzyTheVampireSlayer]

Congrats!! 🦛 ❤

[@margretblair5389]

I have tears.

[@ovin3912]

Oh my goodness the sweetest thing to see baby hippo being born, really cute baby 😍 will be checking in on how everyone is doing!

[@imogen2092]

Congratulations 👏🏽 so precious 🥰

[@chrissyjoy08]

Awwww ❤️😍🦛💖

[@margretblair5389]

So beutiful

[@xiomy782000]

October 30th is my Birthday, yay!

[@margretblair5389]

Amazing how we are somehow superior. Yet they as many animals/mammals have to be taught and it takes a longtime to walk

[@margretblair5389]

Humans I meant. They can walk sometimes within 5 minutes or less some

[@margretblair5389]

Beautiful. Correction sorry.

[@slaughterhater]

Daddy is Gus, right?