July 9, 1940 
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Pygmy Hippo to Become Polygnnht, 
'few Mate Captured by Expedition 
•' • t--s _•j .K-rnnTith-old female narni 
The Zoo’s male P 5 g®y lu^PO^ 
mus is soon to become a polygamist, 
though he doesn’t know it. yet. 
a 5 -morth-oId female named Bim¬ 
bo. ;The hippo f captured m a pf*. 
^Vto&S2r&™ #<*• t in* by. Liberian natives wrt be 
4 . female pygmy hippo has •.S'^ iofrtiauSW to the tno on eabib..i 
"raptured by the Smithsoman-t ke-^ ^ ^ lhe keepers hopeful the 
stone expedition to' nddition will mot break up w a 
Zoo Director William % yy/M I r ,rvc a happy family. 
Smithsonian Instituting j new ly captured pygmy mppo 
•yesterday. • With rare| t ;,™id V w^gh, including the 
‘monkeys, midget — a te 700 pounds. She was e«t.- 
-deer. colorful jungle bifas -n-. c. a v through the jungle 
tSkudtmi » the'"expedition camp hff 
gwdlyf IpfthTSnJ voyage to the Dr. Mann^w^brag 
United States > has a pair f rom Norfolk, with the 
■■mr | f -a few -Which'.win - have, to;he 
quarantined for a time before 
in g on exhibition. . 
According to the Smithsonian In¬ 
stitution’s announcement, the * es 
Jrmo was scheduled to arme a 
Norfolk July 20, but it was learned, 
on checking the ..information, hat 
iVip vessel will not dock o-± 
wL sf>. Her departure_ is uncer- 
nited States. , 
; Washington’s Zoo now h*s P _ 
of pygmy hippopotami, parents ; of 
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