Pygmy hippopotamus occur. The common hippopotamus gives birth and mates only in the water, but pygmy hippos mate and give birth on both land and water. Young pygmy hippos can swim almost immediately. At birth, pygmy hippos weigh 4.5–6.2 kg (9.9–13.7 lb) with males weighing about 0.25 kg (0.55 lb) more than females. Pygmy hippos are fully weaned between six and eight months of age; before weaning they do not accompany their mother when she leaves the water to forage, but instead hide in the water by themselves. The mother returns to the hiding spot about three times a day and calls
Pygmy treeshrew Pygmy treeshrew The pygmy treeshrew ("Tupaia minor") is a treeshrew species within the family Tupaiidae. It is native to Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia. The generic name is derived from the Malay word "tupai" meaning squirrel or small animals that resemble squirrels. "T.minor" is distributed in peninsular Thailand, peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, the Lingga Archipelago (Indonesia), Borneo, offshore islands of Laut (Indonesia), and Banggi and Balambangan (Malaysia). From the "Catalogue of Mammal Skins in Sarawak Museum, Kuching, Sarawak", more than 30 individuals of "T. minor" have been collected from 1891 to 1991. The specimens were mostly caught in Mt Penrisen, Mt Dulit,