Fiona the preemie hippo continues to get stronger, weighing 116 pounds as of last Wednesday. She also has lots of milk dreams, like this one captured close up. Says sender-inner Lois M., “This one is such a closeup of her nose/mouth the skin looks like a giant grey strawberry!”

Fionaphile Lois M. has news of our favorite hippo: “Fiona now has a new territory to explore. She’s most curious as to what those ‘blue’ things are and probably knows there’s more behind them than they’re letting her get to. But love seeing those chubby, short legs scamper!”

This is an amazing coincidence, because just as I have another Fiona update, I also give a shout-out to a completely different (and presumably human) Fiona for a nice tip. Thank you, other Fiona!

Now put on your rain poncho, because fightin’ Fiona the preemie hippo is about to make a big splash! She can use the ramp to climb into her pool all by herself, and when she’s in the water, she has tons of fun!

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.