{
  "id": 196051,
  "title": "Toronto zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf, third for mother Kindia",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/toronto-zoo-announces-birth-of-pygmy-hippo-calf-third-for-mother",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T22:16:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/05/toronto-zoo-pygmy-hippo-calf"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The 20-year-old’s third calf is being monitored by officials as survival rates for the species are challenging, the zoo said The Toronto Zoo has announced the birth of a female pygmy hippo calf. Kindia, the zoo’s 20-year-old pygmy hippo, started showing signs of labor at around 8.15am last Sunday, it said. Around four hours later, the calf’s feet emerged and after 1.5 hours of active labor,…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/04/swiatek-fends-off-bejlek-to-reach-toronto-third-round",
        "published": "2026-08-04T22:20:47.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}