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A zoo in the Czech Republic is so excited about its newest arrival that it arranged a special photoshoot. Meet Mikolas the pygmy hippo, born December 1 at Dvur Kralove Zoo. Pygmy hippopotamuses are endangered, and little Mikolas is a boon to conservation efforts, the Associated Press reports.