The Cincinnati Zoo just welcomed a baby hippo and you can help name the new baby. The zoo announced that Bibi gave birth to her second baby hippo late Wednesday night. T”This calf seems huge to us because Fiona, Bibi’s first baby, weighed just 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and was unable to stand on her own,” said Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care. said the new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona and already walks. “We’re not sure if they’ve been breastfed yet as the water is cloudy. It’s Bibi’s first time breastfeeding as Fiona had to be nursed by the hippos, so we’re keeping a close eye on them to make sure we don’t have to intervene,” Gorsuch said. Fiona weighed just 29 pounds at birth – 25 pounds less than the lowest recorded birth weight for her species. She survived thanks to the tireless efforts of her animal care team to save her and has inspired many to care about her species and wildlife. . “A female would remove her newborn from the bloat in the wild at about that time, and we’re trying to give Bibi the choice to do what feels natural to her.” takes name suggestions. Submit your suggestion here on the zoo’s website. The zoo says the baby and Bibi will not be immediately visible to the public, but videos will be shared by the zoo via social media. Tucker and Fiona will still be in their country house as usual. The zoo’s father-to-be, Tucker, arrived in Cincinnati from the San Francisco Zoo in September. Bibi and Tucker bred in December, the zoo says.
The Cincinnati Zoo has just welcomed a baby hippo and you can help name the new baby.
The zoo announced late Wednesday night that Bibi gave birth to her second baby hippo. t
“This calf seems huge to us because Fiona, Bibi’s first baby, weighed just 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature and was unable to stand on her own,” said Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo’s director of animal care.
Gorsuch said the new calf weighs at least twice as much as Fiona and all walks.
“We’re not sure if they’ve been breastfed yet, because the water is cloudy. It’s the first time Bibi has breastfed since Fiona had to be nursed by the hippo staff, so we’re keeping a close eye on them to make sure we don’t have to intervene,” Gorsuch said.
Fiona weighed just 29 pounds at birth – 25 pounds less than the lowest recorded birth weight for her species. She survived thanks to the tireless efforts of her animal care team to save her and has inspired many to care about her species and wildlife.
“Bibi and the baby, whose name is not yet known, will be close behind the scenes for the next two weeks,” Gorsuch said. “A female would take her newborn away from bloat in the wild for about that long, and we’re trying to give Bibi the choice to do what feels natural to her.”
Although the new baby has yet to be named, the zoo is taking name suggestions.
Submit your suggestion here on the zoo’s website.
The zoo says the baby and Bibi will not be immediately visible to the public, but videos will be shared by the zoo via social media.
Tucker and Fiona will still be at their country retreat as usual.
Tucker, the zoo’s father-to-be, arrived in Cincinnati from the San Francisco Zoo in September.
Bibi and Tucker were bred in December, the zoo says.