Author: Jenna Amatulli / Source: HuffPost
It’s Fiona day!
The baby hippo who took the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden (and the world) by storm last year turned 1 year old on Wednesday.
Fiona was the first Nile hippo born at the Cincinnati Zoo in 75 years and arrived on Jan.
24, 2017, weighing just 29 pounds. The average newborn baby hippo weighs 55 to 120 pounds.She was due in March, but came barreling into the light of day six weeks early. Because she was barely able to walk and nurse after birth, Fiona was taken care of by a round-the-clock care team, known as “Team Fiona.”
You may recognize Fiona from the zoo Facebook page’s frequent updates on her life. She’s become a hippo sensation, with a line of…
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