Baby Fiona The Hippo

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Baby fiona the hippo.

24 2017 and since then the cincinnati zoo has chronicled her journey to health on their social media feeds and in a special blogdedicated to the. It s hard to believe that baby hippo fiona born 6 weeks premature is celebrating her first birthday. She is the smallest hippo ever to survive. Meet fiona a baby hippopotamus that was born 6 weeks premature at the cincinnati zoo.

Follow the remarkable story that has lead her to become an international phenomenon. 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. Fionamania as the new york times recently branded it has swept the nation. Weekly episodes will be posted on the fiona show facebook page or you can watch them below.

Fiona the hippo was bornsix weeks early on jan. Fiona was due in march but arrived. We hope you have enjoyed our daily teamfiona updates. And it s easy to see why.

Fiona is a hippopotamus born at the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden in cincinnati ohio united states on january 24 2017. Fiona is born two months premature. She weighs only 29 lbs half the weight of a normal baby hippo causing the zoo to worry that the calf may not survive.