ZOO TODAY F US WITH THE ENTIRE HIPPO FAMILY. IT’SRU YOU WORLD FAMOUS. HIPPO FIONA WILL HAVE TO SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT SOON BECAUSE THERE’S GOING TO BE A NEW BABY. TOWN IT’S HARD TO BELIEVE FIONA IS GOING TO BE A BIG SISTER NOW MATT. I KNOW THERE’S ANOTHER BABY ON THE WAY. I’M SO EXCITING F ALRIGHT. YES, BB IS EXPECTING AND YOU COULD CALL THIS A SURPRISE PREGNANCY. WE WEREN’T EECXPTING IT. WE WON’T LIE. SHE WAS ON BIRTH CONTROL, BUT I FOUND A WAY SO WE ARE READY TO VEHA A SIBLING FOR FIONAHE T ZOO SHARED THIS ULTRASOUND IMAGE SUNDAY ON SOCIAL MEDIA SAYING PPHAY SIBLINGS DAY. THE POST WAS FOLLOWED BY A PICTURE OF WATERMELON AND JUST A FEW HOURS LATER. IT WAS MADE OFFICIAL THE ZOO ANNOUNCED TODAY BABIES. IN BIRTH, BUT WE DECIDED IT MIGHT BE CZYRA SINCE SHE IS UNCONSCIOUS, BUT SHE COULD BE PREGNANT AND WE DECIDED TO DO AN ULTRASOUND AND WE SAW A LITTLE BABY HIPPO IN THERE FIVE YEAR OLD FIONA BECAME A WORLDWIDE INSPIRATION WHEN THE FAMOUS HIPPO WAS BORN SIX WEEKS PREMATURELY DEFYING THE ODDS OF HER PREEMIE BIRTH. YOU COULD SAY SHE’S A ZOO FAN FAVORITE. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT FIONA BECOMING A BIG SISTER? I MUST SAY REALLY EXCITED AND I PRETTY MUCH STJU HERE TODAY. FIONA WILL ALWAYS BE THE HIPPO WHO DEFIED THE ODDS. AND THE HIPPO WHO SOON WILL HAVE TO LEARN TO SHARE THE SPOTLIGHT THWI HER BABY BROTHER OR SISTER 18 YEAR OLD MALE HIPPO TUCKER IS THE PROUD PAPA. THE ZOOIL WL BE SHARING UPDATES ON BB’S PREGNANCY AND BABY PREPARATIONS LEANGDI UP TO THE BIRTH FROMHE
Fiona is a big sister: Cincinnati zoo’s hippo Bibi gives birth to second hippo baby
Cincinnati Zoo’s most famous resident Fiona is officially a big sister. The Cincinnati Zoo announced Bibi has given birth to her second baby hippo. The new addition to the family came around 10 pm Wednesday night. “This calf looks huge to us because Fiona, Bibi’s first baby, only weighed 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own. This new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona did and is already walking,” said Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care. “We’re not sure if nursing has occurred yet because the water is murky. It’s Bibi’s first time nursing, since Fiona had to be cared for by the hippo staff, so we’re keeping a close eye on them to make sure we don’t need to step in.”Fiona weighed only 29 pounds at birth — 25 pounds less than the lowest recorded birth weight for her species. She survived because of her animal care team’s tireless efforts to save her and has inspired many to care about her species and wildlife.“Bibi and the baby, yet to be named, will spend the next two weeks bonding behind the scenes,” said Gorsuch . “A female would take her newborn away from the bloat for about that amount of time in the wild, and we try to give Bibi the choice to do what feels natural to her.” The zoo says the baby and Bibi will not be visible to the public right away, but videos will be shared via social media by the Zoo. Tucker and Fiona will still be in their outdoor habitat as usual. The zoo’s dad-to-be Tucker arrived in Cincinnati in September from the San Francisco Zoo. Bibi and Tucker bred in December, the zoo says.
Cincinnati Zoo’s most famous resident Fiona is officially a big sister.
The Cincinnati Zoo announced Bibi has given birth to her second baby hippo. The new addition to the family came around 10 pm Wednesday night.
“This calf looks huge to us because Fiona, Bibi’s first baby, only weighed 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and wasn’t able to stand on her own. This new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona did and is already walking,” said Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care. “We’re not sure if nursing has occurred yet because the water is murky. It’s Bibi’s first time nursing, since Fiona had to be cared for by the hippo staff, so we’re keeping a close eye on them to make sure we don’t need to step in.”
Fiona weighed only 29 pounds at birth — 25 pounds less than the lowest recorded birth weight for her species. She survived because of her animal care team’s tireless efforts to save her and has inspired many to care about her species and wildlife.
“Bibi and the baby, yet to be named, will spend the next two weeks bonding behind the scenes,” said Gorsuch. “A female would take her newborn away from the bloat for about that amount of time in the wild, and we try to give Bibi the choice to do what feels natural to her.”
The zoo says the baby and Bibi will not be visible to the public right away, but videos will be shared via social media by the Zoo.
Tucker and Fiona will still be in their outdoor habitat as usual.
The zoo’s dad-to-be Tucker arrived in Cincinnati in September from the San Francisco Zoo.
Bibi and Tucker bred in December, the zoo says.
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