Hippo Fiona is a Big Sister!

Greetings all! 

Do you remember Fiona, the world’s darling baby hippo that has captured our hearts? Read my post about her HERE. Fiona just became a big sister to a boy hippo, and the Cincinnati Zoo now has four hippos – Fiona, Bibi and Tucker, and the baby hippo! Isn’t he adorable? And his ear wiggle is so cute!

I stared at his pictures for a while, but it is not easy to name a hippo. The Zoo actually asked the public for help and received more than 90,000 suggestions in just a few days. The 2 top names were Fritz and Ferguson - which name do you like better? I held my post publication until baby hippo was named - scroll down for the name reveal! 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uHztG3izk-U

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ANCgjSzh-2Y

Here are Bibi and Tucker, the proud parents!

Bibi

Tucker

Fiona's father Henry sadly passed away in 2017 but he did have several months with Bibi and Fiona.

While we are waiting for the family reunion - I am so excited for Fiona to meet her baby brother! - and additional coverage of the baby hippo, you can watch more videos about Fiona here: https://cincinnatizoo.org/the-fiona-show/ 

Sources (all pictures above courtesy of the Cincinnati Zoo): 

• https://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/its-a-boy/ 
• https://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/baby-hippo-joins-bibi-tucker-and-fionas-bloat-at-the-cincinnati-zoo/ 
• https://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-welcomes-new-male-hippo/ 
• https://cincinnatizoo.org/plan-your-visit/exhibits/hippo-cove/
• http://blog.cincinnatizoo.org/2016/07/06/hippo-keepers-blog-bibi-and-henry-come-to-cincinnati/
• https://cincinnatizoo.org/news-releases/cincinnati-zoo-mourns-loss-henry-hippo/
• https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/08/15/baby-hippo-cincinnati-zoo-name-fritz/65403619007

THE BIG REVEAL: The votes are in (more than 200,000!) - and he is named Fritz!

image from https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/2022/08/15/baby-hippo-cincinnati-zoo-name-fritz/65403619007

Drop me a line and let me know if baby hippo Fritz sparks joy!