by Ruth S. Baker

“Toronto zoo announces birth of pygmy hippo calf … Within 15 minutes of birth, the calf began trying to stand and was ‘confidently navigating the space’ a few hours later, the zoo said, adding that the calf was seen nursing approximately 4.5 hours after birth.”
—The Guardian

The newborn of the pygmy hippo race
Can confidently navigate the space
Of a zoo in east Toronto
After fifteen minutes. Pronto!
I believe it’s time our species upped the pace.