Fashionable Foxy Fiona

And here’s Fiona, looking sassy for spring in this custom-tailored cardboard ensemble by Mr. Foxy of Beverly Hills. Team Fiona has been introducing the blorpy baby to a variety of enrichment experiences, and cardboard appears to be her current favorite. As always, you can follow Fiona’s progress on her page at the Cincinnati Zoo website.

I’m still wearing petite sizes, but not for long!
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15 thoughts on “Fashionable Foxy Fiona

  1. Duckie ? May 29, 2017 / 12:05 pm

    Does Maru know about this?!

    • Murray C May 29, 2017 / 12:33 pm

      I see she’s been watching too many Maru videos! “Still wearing petite sizes” – oh, Mike, you are a one.?

    • Smartypants May 29, 2017 / 7:07 pm

      I bet he Skyped her personally with instructions!

      • Duckie ? May 29, 2017 / 11:12 pm

        Can you imagine that conversation?

  2. Starfish May 29, 2017 / 12:10 pm

    I see some boxhab in Fiona’s future…

  3. Birdcage May 29, 2017 / 12:35 pm

    I was wondering why Fiona (the only hippo I’ve devoted significant time and attention towards) always looks so shiny. Is she always wet? Or do they lube her up with sunblock? So I went a’researchin’ and found this tidbit: “[A hippo’s] skin oozes out a fluid that looks like beads of sweat and gives the hippo a shiny, or wet, appearance all the time. This fluid, called blood sweat, helps to protect the animal’s sensitive skin from sunburn.” Huh – did not know that.

    • Caz May 29, 2017 / 12:46 pm

      As a freckled fair skinned redhead i am intrigued! Sounds icky, but what i would do not to have to wear horrid sun cream all the time!

    • Murray C May 29, 2017 / 12:49 pm

      I remember going to a small circus when I was little and there was a truck with a poster on it advertising the hippo that sweat blood – don’t know if all hippo sweat is red but at least some exude a red “sweat”.

    • 6rabbits May 30, 2017 / 7:40 am

      The more you know…?

  4. allein ? May 29, 2017 / 2:37 pm

    Faux fox coats aren’t very realistic these days…

  5. Laura May 29, 2017 / 3:39 pm

    Fiona is so silly! And speaking of Fiona, I saw the other day that a Cincinnati microbrewery is producing a special Fiona beer with funds going towards her care. I’m not entirely sure that makes sense for an underage hippo, but their heart’s in the right place….

  6. tara May 29, 2017 / 10:31 pm

    Oh Fiona, you sexy thing you! What a cutie pie!

    Birdcage and Gigi – thanks for the myth-bustering. So interesting. I was also wondering why she was always so shiny. I just thought she always needed to be wet. Another little tid-bit to tuck into my Trivial Pursuit Fil-o-facts. Thanks!

  7. Doug May 30, 2017 / 9:41 am

    Fiona’s been watching to many Maru videos ..

  8. Jendeyan May 30, 2017 / 11:00 am

    Cardboard boxes. They’re not just for cats anymore!

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