Institute for Breeding Rare and Endangered African Mammals
Part of the project: The Pygmy Hippo
Video Footage: Pygmy Hippos in the Wild!
Since they are solitary, nocturnal and live in dense forest, Pygmy Hippos notoriously difficult to find in the wild so this video footage of a Pygmy Hippo filmed in Tai Forest National Park, Ivory Coast is a real rarity. We hope you enjoy it.
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Background and highlights
Principal staff
Monique Paris
Research Director
Wei Yeen Yap
PhD student
Inza Kone
Mark van Heukelum
Masters Student
Henk Eshuis
Masters Student
Karim Ouatarra
Captivity Studies Collaborators:
Professor Franz Schwarzenberger, Dr Sue Walker and the following zoos - Aalborg Zoo, Basel Zoo, Kerkrade Zoo, Overloon and Wissel (Zodiac Zoos), Burgers Zoo, Rotterdam Zoo, Berlin Zoo, Paris Zoo, Colchester Zoo, Bristol Zoo, ZSL London, ParkenZoo, Givskud Zoo, Zurich Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Chester Zoo.
Captivity Studies Sponsors:
Zodiac zoos, Basel Zoo, Givskud Zoo
Ivory Coast Project Work Study Sponsors:
Prince Bernard Foundation, WWF Netherlands, The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.
Professor Franz Schwarzenberger, Dr Sue Walker and the following zoos - Aalborg Zoo, Basel Zoo, Kerkrade Zoo, Overloon and Wissel (Zodiac Zoos), Burgers Zoo, Rotterdam Zoo, Berlin Zoo, Paris Zoo, Colchester Zoo, Bristol Zoo, ZSL London, ParkenZoo, Givskud Zoo, Zurich Zoo, Edinburgh Zoo, Chester Zoo.
Captivity Studies Sponsors:
Zodiac zoos, Basel Zoo, Givskud Zoo
Ivory Coast Project Work Study Sponsors:
Prince Bernard Foundation, WWF Netherlands, The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland.