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.
Baby fiona hippo born.
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.
24 six weeks early the calf was 29 pounds well below the normal birth weight of 55 pounds to 120 pounds.
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.
Fiona was due in march but arrived.
The zoo s veterinary and neonatal teams stayed with fiona around the.
When she was first born six weeks premature last january at the cincinnati zoo her keepers weren t sure she would make it.
Fiona is born two months premature.
Nursing baby fiona fiona the hippo was bornsix weeks early on jan.
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Fiona is a hippopotamus born at the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden in cincinnati ohio united states on january 24 2017.
It s hard to believe that baby hippo fiona born 6 weeks premature is celebrating her first birthday.