An outtake from the Apr. 29,1946 Speaking of Pictures—BABY ANIMALS GREET SPRINGTIME. Pictured here is a 3400 pound hippo named Bebe with her 40-pound baby at the Brookfield Zoo in Chicago. According to LIFE, “By year’s end baby will weigh 600 pounds. Most hippos born in captivity survive. (sign Kauffman—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #wildLIFEwednesday #hippos
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