One of John Ball Zoo’s newest residents has made his public debut, almost two months after he was born.
Hugo, the baby pygmy hippo, made his first foray into the public side of the hippo enclosure at the zoo on October 27.
The members-only preview is scheduled to run through Friday. The zoo explained the smaller audience should help the baby get used to people before he makes a wider public appearance starting November 1.
Hugo was born September 3. He is the first pygmy hippo to be born at John Ball Zoo…