There’s a new viral baby animal taking over the internet.

Mars, the pygmy hippopotamus was introduced to the world in July by the Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas—and has been a star ever since thanks to a viral video of his silly behavior.

In the TikTok , a zookeeper attempts to get the tiny hippo to walk out of the pool. After giving him a few nudges, Mars continues to sit in the water before getting out and then running back into the pool.

That’s when Mars’ mom Poise gets wind of her baby’s behavior and gives him a “stare” before he walks out and follows her. Poking fun of the mother-son interaction, the wildlife park wrote in the text over the video, “Us telling mars it’s time to get out of the pool VS his mom telling him it’s time to get out,” adding in the caption, “B

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