PHOTOS: Adorable Newborn Pygmy Hippos

How about this for a cute animal? A pygmy hippo was born in Rotterdam on Wednesday, inspiring HuffPost Green to assemble this collection of pygmy hippo photos. Have a look and vote for your fave. Good luck picking - they're all so cute!

Newborn In Rotterdam

This pygmy hippopotamus was born on September 30th at the Blijdorp Zoo in Rotterdam. Here, it eats with its mother.

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[missbrightside]

04:25 PM on 10/07/2009

Oh dear this may just give me a cute coma! Gah!!!

[gjohntheterrible]

03:59 PM on 10/06/2009

Look Rush Limbaugh has a baby brother awwwwww.

[crayola 08b]

03:12 PM on 10/05/2009

awww, the little guy is so cute. i wanna rub his tummy :)

[AbeMartin]

01:03 PM on 10/05/2009

Nice photo of Glen Beck without his stage makeup.

[DandaPanda]

01:18 PM on 10/05/2009

Please do not insult these little angels like that.

[pleurothallis1]

01:23 PM on 10/05/2009

Kind of reminds me of Jon Gosselin.............

[fabricnthreads]

10:26 AM on 10/05/2009

Such peaceful animals.

[mick7191]

10:02 AM on 10/05/2009

Soon to be appearing in Paris Hilton's purse.

[pleurothallis1]

01:23 PM on 10/05/2009

Soon to be appearing AS Paris Hilton's purse.................

[angelv]

02:12 AM on 10/05/2009

I want one

[Thomas Murphy]

01:35 AM on 10/05/2009

Sure, there are those who go nuts over penguins (I do, too), and over little bulldogs and parakeets and ladybugs...but fur me, bud...'taint nothin' lahk a lil' HIPPO! LOVE 'em!

[pene]

01:19 AM on 10/05/2009

are these naturally occurring creatures or engineered by us? just asking. they seem creepy.

[Thomas Murphy]

01:36 AM on 10/05/2009

Boy...these lovely creatures scare you? Hey, just look in a mirror...

[pene]

09:05 PM on 10/05/2009

and the horse you rode in on, buddy.

[Smirk]

05:14 AM on 10/05/2009

They occur naturally.

[timmmahhhh]

12:09 AM on 10/05/2009

Language debate: Official languages of Nigeria according to Wikipedia: English, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba
I am left to assume the name comes from one of the latter three.

Otherwise...HOW CUTE!!! Though if there were enough of them someone might try to make this the next Vietnamese Pot Belly Pig craze.

[expatwing]

05:51 AM on 10/05/2009

I logged in just to comment on that - so thank you for beating me to the punch! There's no such language as 'Nigerian' HuffPost! We expect better from you!

[SionShankel]

11:11 PM on 10/04/2009

But I really want one!

[NevadaLib]

08:02 PM on 10/04/2009

Hippos are one of the most dangerous creatures on the face of the earth

[mollymac]

10:04 PM on 10/04/2009

Well, we'll all be careful of this tiny little dangerous hippo!

[wilray]

10:09 PM on 10/04/2009

Although, they're little, did you check out the size of the mouth and the teeth on the adult pygmy; I don't know if I would trust it.

[All4ME]

09:42 AM on 10/05/2009

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There is a more dangerous animal in Africa -- the mosquito.

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[Harey]

06:56 PM on 10/04/2009

Awwwww. I'm so glad that I can fall in love again!!

[rbarry647]

05:51 PM on 10/04/2009

Very cute but certainly not as cute as the one-pound deer Rupert

http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/r/rupert.htm

[rbarry647]

05:55 PM on 10/04/2009

So sad that Rupert didn't make it

[firewmn]

05:48 PM on 10/04/2009

Monifa was born at Australia's Taronga Zoo in 2008. Her name means "I am lucky" in Nigerian.

OKay..very lucky... BUT. ..

my gal here has a awesome unique name.. It is: Asiksik Eeematah- means- "Black Dog" in Blackfoot langauge...(I love her name and she is crazy about it too..)..lol