00:00A new baby pygmy hippo joins the family here at Tanganyika.
00:04All new baby pygmy hippo sensation here at Tanganyika Wildlife Park.
00:16There were only three pygmy hippos born last year.
00:19Mars is the fifth cow born to Posey and Pluto.
00:23Alright everybody, welcome to the 1.30 hippo demo.
00:26My name's Sierra, that's Posey and of course you guys already know that this is Mars.
00:43What is the most beautiful part of being a keeper?
00:47It's extremely special.
00:49It just makes like all the rainy days a lot better when you can come to work and have that
00:53connection with an animal
00:54or go home and have a connection with an animal.
01:02There's a moment when you're feeding a giraffe, when you have a lemur on your lap and it's indescribable.
01:13People love the pygmy hippos but the problem was Mars wasn't doing anything.
01:17I decided to just film the everyday things that were happening.
01:20Tonight in Goddard Kansas outside Wichita at the Tanganyika Wildlife Park, a moment caught on camera that's now been viewed
01:28worldwide incredible 45 million times.
01:31We create wow moments that inspire stewardship of animals and create memories that last a lifetime.
01:37Are you nervous?
01:38No, I'm just excited.
01:39Having a connection with an animal kind of brings you back and gives you a reason to smile.
01:45I was the first person to ever see Mars.
01:48Like I have to remind myself every day like don't take this for granted because there's so many people out
01:53there that wish that they could be in my shoes.
01:55You couldn't sleep with us now, is that true?
01:56I can't have trouble, I think about all of you.
01:59For the past three nights I've been fighting about it.
02:09I can't see myself doing anything else.
02:12I have the same passion for it that I had when I started when I was very young and it's
02:17very rewarding.
02:19Encouraging people to pay more attention to conservation and to appreciate wild things in wild places.
02:25There he is! Look!
02:29Mars!
02:31What can I see?
