A mother hippopotamus, Mara, and her newborn calf relax in their enclosure Saturday at the Los Angeles Zoo. Mara went into labor Friday and gave birth to a healthy calf over the weekend. This is the first hippopotamus calf the zoo has had in 26 years.
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