Omo is not quite 5 months old, but already the baby male hippo can wiggle both ears at the same time, to the delight of his fans.
Omo is a new addition to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in Colorado. He was born July 21 to first-time momma Zambezi, 28, and Biko, 18, the father.
The accompanying footage, shared Saturday via Twitter, shows the double- and single-wiggle up close and in slow motion, and put to music for greater effect.
#SlowYourScroll for a very important update: Omo can wiggle both of his ears at once, or one at a time. Enjoy in slow motion. pic.twitter.com/fvR1BWcNiT
— CheyenneMountainZoo (@CheyenneMtnZoo) December 11, 2021
“Enjoy a couple of slo-mo ear wiggles, courtesy of Omo,” the zoo boasted in the tweet, joking describing the exhibition as “a very important update.”
“Omg… the cutest,” one follower commented.
Omo is the first hippo to have been born at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo in 32 years.
Nile hippos are listed as vulnerable to extinction in the wild by the the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), but large populations still exist in the upper Nile Valley in East Africa.
–Image showing Omo is courtesy of the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo
