And not just ANY hippo, but Fiona the hippo! She was born two months premature at the Cincinnati Zoo and only weighed 28 pounds (or 12.7 kg) at birth (normal weight is 55-110 lbs, or 25-50kg) and was expected to die. Through a LOT of hard work and dedication--even the Cincinnati children's hospital had to help by putting her on oxygen to survive!-- Fiona survived and is now a happy healthy hippo and a testament to science and preemie babies!
Edit: thanks for the silver! I've been following Fiona since she was born, and originally writing her off as a lost cause (no one's EVER managed what the Cincinnati Zoo did). I'm so happy science and a ton of hard work and dedication paid off with her!
Bardargar on May 22nd, 2019 at 16:26 UTC »
How are there awards already??
CrackersTheBigDuck on May 22nd, 2019 at 18:24 UTC »
And not just ANY hippo, but Fiona the hippo! She was born two months premature at the Cincinnati Zoo and only weighed 28 pounds (or 12.7 kg) at birth (normal weight is 55-110 lbs, or 25-50kg) and was expected to die. Through a LOT of hard work and dedication--even the Cincinnati children's hospital had to help by putting her on oxygen to survive!-- Fiona survived and is now a happy healthy hippo and a testament to science and preemie babies!
Edit: thanks for the silver! I've been following Fiona since she was born, and originally writing her off as a lost cause (no one's EVER managed what the Cincinnati Zoo did). I'm so happy science and a ton of hard work and dedication paid off with her!
wafedo on May 22nd, 2019 at 19:24 UTC »
this is the worst cat. it's so moist.