Baby Fiona Hippo Born

Fiona was due in march but arrived.

Baby fiona hippo born.

The zoo s veterinary and neonatal teams stayed with fiona around the. The first nile hippo born there in 75 years was unable to stand or to nurse so. When she was first born six weeks premature last january at the cincinnati zoo her keepers weren t sure she would make it. We hope you have enjoyed our daily teamfiona updates.

She weighs only 29 lbs half the weight of a normal baby hippo causing the zoo to worry that the calf may not survive. It s hard to believe that baby hippo fiona born 6 weeks premature is celebrating her first birthday. 24 2017 and since then the cincinnati zoo has chronicled her journey to health on their social media feeds and in a special. The first nile hippo imaged on ultrasound pre natally and the first born at the zoo in 75 years she was born prematurely and cared for with the assistance of the cincinnati children s hospital.

Travelers from as far away as australia germany brazil and japan are visiting cincinnati ohio where a baby hippo named fiona has become an internet sensation. Fiona is a hippopotamus born at the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden in cincinnati ohio united states on january 24 2017. Fiona was born six weeks early and weighed only 29 pounds about 25 pounds lighter than the lowest recorded birth weight for hippos leaving keepers worried that she may not survive.