Baby Fiona Hippo Born

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Baby fiona hippo born.

The zoo s veterinary and neonatal teams stayed with fiona around the. The first nile hippo imaged on ultrasound pre natally and the first born at the zoo in 75 years she was born prematurely and cared for with the assistance of the cincinnati children s hospital. She weighs only 29 lbs half the weight of a normal baby hippo causing the zoo to worry that the calf may not survive. Nursing baby fiona fiona the hippo was bornsix weeks early on jan.

The first nile hippo born there in 75 years was unable to stand or to nurse so. Fiona was due in march but arrived. 24 six weeks early the calf was 29 pounds well below the normal birth weight of 55 pounds to 120 pounds. 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.

24 2017 and since then the cincinnati zoo has chronicled her journey to health on their social media feeds and in a special. Fiona is a hippopotamus born at the cincinnati zoo and botanical garden in cincinnati ohio united states on january 24 2017. Fiona is born two months premature.