Baby Fiona Hippo Birth

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.

Baby fiona hippo birth.

Bibi was shipped to cincinnati from the st. 24 2017 and since then the cincinnati zoo has chronicled her journey to health on their social media feeds and in a special. The zoo says the hippo which weighed 29 pounds at birth and is the first nile hippo born at the zoo in 75 years is getting more independent and now tops 100 pounds 45 36 kilograms meaning her days of napping on her human caretakers laps are dwindling. 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.

Nursing baby fiona fiona the hippo was bornsix weeks early on jan. Fiona s parents are two zoo hippos named henry and bibi. She was born six weeks premature on january 24 2017 with a birth weight of 29 pounds 13 kg. She weighs only 29 lbs half the weight of a normal baby hippo causing the zoo to worry that the calf may not survive.

Up next in living resident hippo plays in the water. I think beginning to end she s a feel good story a. Fiona is born two months premature. The recorded range of birth weights for the species at that time was 55 120 pounds 25 54 kg.