Melbourne Zoo's pygmy hippo hot tub that's keeping Felix warm this winter

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The weather in Victoria might be frightful at the moment, but Felix the pygmy hippo is finding it so delightful inside his enclosure at Melbourne Zoo, thanks to a hippo hot tub. Staff are keeping the 270kg hippo cosy with a heated pool, set at 25C all year round. He can also retire to his heated bed at night when all of the day's swimming and eating becomes too much. Pygmy hippos are classified as a threatened species, with only an estimated 3,000 living in the wild due to habitat loss. For the latest headlines, visit: sbs.com.au/news SBS News is Australia's trusted news source for the latest news from Australia and across the world. Subscribe to the SBS News YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SBSNews Follow SBS News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sbsnews_au Follow SBS News on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sbsnews_au Follow SBS News on X: https://www.twitter.com/SBSNews Follow SBS News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sbsnews Apple News: https://trib.al/MT

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