Share Bacon tentatively sniffs at the spurt of water but then shuts her eyes as it rains gently down on her face. The youngster was born at the sanctuary on January 14 and handlers are now appealing for the public to help officially name her. A playful pygmy hippo nicknamed Bacon looked to be in her element as she was doused with spurts of water straight from a hosepipe at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Chonburi, Thailand The six-week-old sat patiently as her handlers gave her a shower to keep cool in the searing heats of up to 86F (30C)