Fiona Update: Triple Digits

Fiona the preemie hippo broke another milestone today when she weighed in at 101 pounds! “It’s all that good meelk, hay, and grain she’s now consuming,” says sender-inner Lois M. In other news from the Cincinnati Zoo’s Fiona page, the baby blorper is learning how to sleep underwater, a vitally important hippo skill.




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13 thoughts on “Fiona Update: Triple Digits

  1. Faye March 21, 2017 / 1:34 pm

    Yay!

    Moist never looked so good.
    Water Horse ??

  2. Murray C. March 21, 2017 / 1:56 pm

    I want the video to go on and on – love watching her.

    • DebG March 21, 2017 / 1:58 pm

      I know–she looks so sweet and happy.

      • dubravkamcvmd March 21, 2017 / 2:42 pm

        One of the most pleasurable things about watching her is seeing her trust in, and ease with, the humans taking care of her.

        • Faye March 21, 2017 / 2:43 pm

          Yes!

        • Smartypants March 21, 2017 / 4:37 pm

          Yes! I love her curiosity about the camera (or the human behind it) – I think that’s a new behavior?

          She looks so healthy and happy – I squee’d out loud.

  3. AJ March 21, 2017 / 3:04 pm

    Yea Fiona!! You go girl!

  4. Julie March 21, 2017 / 3:05 pm

    I’d love to know how the humans teach Fiona all these hippo survival skills.

    If I got my puppy as a newborn, I’m fairly certain I would not have been able to teach him dog survival skills: how to lift his leg when he pees, how to find just the right poop spot, how to bark at nothing, etc.

    • Ricky's Mom March 21, 2017 / 7:58 pm

      How to bark at nothing … (snortlaff)

  5. allein ? March 21, 2017 / 7:52 pm

    Yay Fiona!

  6. Ricky's Mom March 21, 2017 / 8:01 pm

    I loffs Fiona. But I wish I could get that excited about breaking 100. I would, if I were going from the opposite direction. Or maybe if I were bowling. I’m a terrible bowler.

  7. Alice Shortcake March 21, 2017 / 8:02 pm

    The ear wiggles get me every time.

    • Smartypants March 21, 2017 / 9:18 pm

      Yes – and she’s added some nose wiggles (starting at about :25 when she’s nursing from her bottle).

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