{"id":217197,"date":"2023-10-12T10:18:17","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T16:18:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.wpengine.com\/?page_id=217197"},"modified":"2026-02-25T12:15:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T18:15:02","slug":"fiona-the-world-famous-hippo","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cincinnatizoo.org\/fiona-the-world-famous-hippo\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiona the World-Famous Hippo"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Fiona is famous for surviving!\u00a0\u00a0She was born 6 weeks before she was due and was too small to stand and nurse from her mom, Bibi.<\/a>\u00a0 The Zoo\u2019s care team had to step in and figure out how to feed her, what to feed her, how to keep her warm, and how to manage critical care 24\/7 while juggling other daily responsibilities.\u00a0 It took a village, but #TeamFiona did it!\u00a0 And, by sharing her ups and downs with the world (every day for almost two years), she became a beloved symbol of hope and a source of inspiration for millions of people.<\/p>\n

From the\u00a0New York Times<\/a>\u00a0to a local\u00a0WCPO hour-long special<\/a>, Fiona got a lot of attention in the first year of her life.<\/p>\n

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