A baby hippopotamus was born at the Thiruvananthapuram zoo on Monday morning.
Sita, a 14-year-old female hippopotamus that was born and raised at the zoo, gave birth to the baby hippo around 5 a.m. The hippopotamus is currently being monitored by the zoo authorities.
Male hippos attain sexual maturity between the ages of seven and 10 and female hippos between five and 10 years of age.
