Baby Fiona Hippo Birth

24 2017 and since then the cincinnati zoo has chronicled her journey to health on their social media feeds and in a special.

Baby fiona hippo birth. Henry was shipped to cincinnati from the dickerson park zoo in springfield missouri. Fiona s parents are two zoo hippos named henry and bibi. Fiona was born six weeks early and weighed only 29 pounds about 25 pounds lighter than the lowest recorded birth weight for hippos leaving keepers worried that she may not survive. San diego zoo welcomes new baby hippo the zoo s hippo funani gave birth to the female calf and you can help pick her name by sharing suggestions on social media with the hashtag gmasandiegohippo.

I think beginning to end she s a feel good story a. Fiona is born two months premature. Nursing baby fiona fiona the hippo was bornsix weeks early on jan. She is the first nile hippo to be born at the cincinnati zoo in 75 years and the first of the species to be scanned in the womb using ultrasound.

The recorded range of birth weights for the species at that time was 55 120 pounds 25 54 kg. She was born six weeks premature on january 24 2017 with a birth weight of 29 pounds 13 kg. Bibi was shipped to cincinnati from the st. She weighs only 29 lbs half the weight of a normal baby hippo causing the zoo to worry that the calf may not survive.