A baby hippopotamus is causing a fan frenzy in Thailand ... Pygmy hippos, otherwise known as dwarf hippos, are native to West Africa and are classified as "endangered" by the International ...

The Mediterranean nation was once home to the 500kg dwarf elephant (Palaeoloxodon cypriotes) and the 130kg dwarf hippo (Phanourios ... hunter-gatherers would have eaten or hunted.