CINCINNATI, United States (Reuters) — Fiona, a 270-pound (122.5 kilograms) hippopotamus, made her debut at the Cincinnati Zoo in Ohio on Wednesday (May 31).
But Fiona wasn’t always this heavy.
NBC reports that five months ago, she only weighed 29 pounds after being born six weeks prematurely.
She made her first public appearance to journalists on Wednesday – and Fiona did not disappoint.
But she’s not yet ready to appear in front of the general public as she remains underweight.
Zoo keepers and caretakers say they are happy with Fiona’s progress and hope to show her off in the summer.
