WATCH: Zoo asking for name suggestions after hippo bath video goes viral

BERLIN, Germany (KMID/KPEJ) – The Berlin Zoo is asking for name suggestions for a resident baby hippo whose bath video went viral on social media.

Adorable new bath time footage taken by the zoo on Wednesday shows the baby pygmy hippo getting cleaned again. The zoo said in a release that the video of the animal’s sudsy first bath received 6.8 million views on TikTok and nine million views on Instagram.

“To give all hippo fans the chance to contribute their suggestions, there will be an opportunity to submit name suggestions for the little pygmy hippo in the comment column on the zoo’s social media channels Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok until 5 July,” the zoo said in the release, suggesting the Zoo Director particularly likes “short, concise names with a Berlin connection.”

“The little one sleeps a lot, drinks about four times a day, and is weighed and bathed daily by the zookeepers,” said zoologist Dr. Florian Sicks.

Sicks said the baby hippos, born on June 3, already weight 10 kilograms, or about 22 pounds, and that her favorite hiding place is a pile of hay.

The baby hippo is not visible to zoo guests yet, but should be from the end of July onwards, the zoo said.

The Pygmy Hippos Foundation said Pygmy hippos are an endangered species.

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