These Baby Hippos Learn to Survive in the Wild

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]These baby hippos are born underwater, where survival [music] starts instantly.

[00:00:04]A baby hippo can swim almost right after birth.

[00:00:08]To stay safe, [music] it follows its mother everywhere through dangerous rivers.

[00:00:12]And here's the incredible part, baby hippos [music] can sleep underwater and still rise up automatically to breathe.

[00:00:18]They spend most of their time in water because their skin dries out fast under the hot [music] sun.

[00:00:23]So, behind that adorable face is a tiny animal already learning how to survive in the wild.