Pygmy Hippo baby makes a splash by Sidra Sajid | Sep 5, 2015 | Videos Obi, our little baby Pygmy Hippo ventured out with mum, Petre, for a swim in the big pool for the first time. The name Obi means heart in the Nigerian Igbo language, and he is certainly melting a few hearts here at Melbourne Zoo 🙂 Leave a Reply Cancel reply This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.