Size Difference Between Newborn Hippo and His Mom Has Everybody in Awe
The Londolozi Game Reserve is a luxury safari lodge located in the Kruger National Park in South Africa. They share cool videos of the animals they see on safari, and in this clip, we get to see the incredible size difference between a newborn hippo and his mother.
The clip is only 30 seconds long and starts with the baby swimming near the shore as mama watches him closely. She walks down to the edge of the water to let him know it's time to get out. He slowly makes his way out, and the two head back towards the bush. Even though he weighs about a hundred pounds, he still looks tiny next to mom!
@londolozigamereserve Watch this adorable baby hippo step out of the water and follow closely behind its mom The size difference is unbelievable, showing just how tiny and vulnerable these little ones are in the wild #cuteanimals#babyanimals#babyhippo#hippo#southafrica#wildlife#africa#wildanimals
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Londolozi shared in the caption, "The size difference is unbelievable, showing just how tiny and vulnerable these little ones are in the wild." We knew that they were tiny, but this video really put it in perspective!
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Funny Reactions to the Mama Hippo Getting the Baby Out of the Water
Viewers left more than 1,000 comments about the hippos, with some asking questions and others pointing out funny things. One commenter pointed out, "That is a newborn! Still has umbilicus!" @S G asked, "Do they give birth in the water?" @MusikBox replied, "Yes, they do, and baby goes straight to swimming!"
@Dreamsoft cracked everybody up with, "Every Mom on the planet dragging their kid out of the pool..." @Christy added, "Wow! And she didn't even have to count to 3!"
Commenter @Micci joked, "Mom was like if I have to walk back down here one more time..." @Denise Leonard added, "Momma said, Get out, let's go!!!!!"
@BedheadandBL pointed out, "Omg brand new! Still has the cord!" Everybody agreed when @Ninaaa said, "Now the tiny one is definitely friend-shaped. I can hug it! Come hereeeeee!"
@PUSH65 was amazed by the baby's size. "Wow, that baby is freshly born. So tiny." @reina added, "It's so teeny tiny!" @Katie Forest shared, "I gasped at how tiny it is!" So did we!
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This story was originally published April 18, 2026 at 9:00 PM.