An “adorable” addition has been made to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo family — a Red River hoglet.
Zookeepers were greeted by the baby hog last Thursday, born to first-time parents 8-year-old Finn and 2-year-old Gus, according to a press release from the zoo.
The two had been seen breeding, but zookeepers were unsure if a baby was on the way, making for a cute surprise.
The zoo said the hoglet is just smaller than its mother Finn’s snout, and both mom and baby seem to be doing great.
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“We’re seeing a lot of nursing, napping and activity from the baby. It likes to climb over Finn’s face, and we’ve seen it jumping and running when it gets little bursts of energy. Finn is really sweet and patient with it,” said Amy Tuchman, the zoo’s senior keeper in African Rift Valley …