Baby hippo Fiona has reached the 250-pound mark, still a fraction of the 3,200 pounds her mother Bibi weighs, according to the Cincinnati Zoo. Of course, scarfing all of that formula and hay is easy when you’ve got a mouth like this:
And that mouth needs constant exercise if Fiona is to grow up strong, so her care team plays games to keep her chomping and moving:
Fiona’s care team tries to keep her active to help her build muscle that she will need to propel herself to the surface of a 9ft deep pool! pic.twitter.com/78ATMt9RZi
— Cincinnati Zoo (@CincinnatiZoo) May 20, 2017
Well, 😛 to you, too!
She’s getting to be a big little girl ..
What’s her favorite game ? (Hungry Hungry Hippos of course!)
I want to gently boop Fiona’s pink tongue!
Pink ? hehehe Funny you should mention pink ..
Fiona! Love that you can hear the keeper giggle at her.
“Look, I’m an emoji! Nomma nomma nomma.”
I want to play hippo games with Fiona.
Petsmart had a blue hippo kitty toy on clearance when I bought cat fudz Saturday, so my brood now get to play with Fiona in spirit. Of course, they can pick up the toy in one paw, so it’s not realistic, but you do what you can.