#fiona the hippo

[local-hellhound-steals-spaghetti]

Btw if you want an example of actually cute and appropriate handling of a baby hippo in an accredited zoo with trained keepers, there’s always Fiona the Hippo at Cincinnati Zoo!

She was born premature and had to be hand raised initially

Fiona felt very safe with her keepers and she would regularly snuggle with them and snooze on their laps. They had to monitor her 24/7 and take feedings in shifts - and it was very uncertain whether she would even survive!

While you might say that it’s hypocritical to support free contact in one situation and not another, this is a situation where free contact was very much okay. They had to support Fiona like this as she was regularly needing medical intervention and needed to be constantly monitored around the clock.

What’s the difference between Fiona and Moo Deng’s situation? Agency and respect. Fiona was never harassed for views or forced into situations she didn’t want to be in.

The content they made with her was showing the process of hand raising a premature baby hippo. Even when they picked her up to put her in her pool she was never madly thrashing to get away.

The goal was always to transition her to be completely hands off and be with her mother Bibi. And her habitat is species appropriate with deep water for swimming in.

She was able to be reintroduced to her mother and grow up engaging in appropriate social behaviours in an enriching and species appropriate habitat.

And she’s now 7 years old and still thriving!

[m00nb04rd5]

Do a Hippo Moodboard! 🤣

Hippos (Hippopotamus amphibius)

[recently-reanimated]

So I heard moo deng (the viral hippo) was being abused and I was like "oh no" and clicked on the source.

It was a fucking tiktok. And not one from a zoologist or zookeeper it was some rando.

I've also seen people comparing her treatment to that of Fiona (a hippo born at the Cincinnati zoo) and one Fiona is not a pygmy hippo she probably has different enclosure needs. Two she was born prematurely so to my knowledge she needed a different level of care.

Furthermore, according to this source, the zoo complies with international standards. I don't know if those standards are up to snuff so if anyone has additional information please feel free to add it.

If Moo Deng is being mistreated and someone has a decent source please tell me. But so far it looks like people will just take a 10 second clip of her being sprayed with water and say "See! These Thai people are clearly unfit to take care of this animal. Unlike the American zoo keepers that cared for Fiona"

[bed-wed-behead-your-fave]

Fiona the hippo from real life

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[dyketennant]

shut the FUCK UP!!!!!!!! baby fiona the hippo

[crazycatsiren]

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FYI though, the #1 hippo in my heart remains Fiona. Fiona is 7 years old now and weighs 2400 pounds. ❤️

[anorganizedstreet]

[penelopevonstreets]

Ladies and gentlemen… HER!

“Primavera” 16x20, acrylic on canvas.

Featuring the famous Fiona of the Cincinnati Zoo!

Hope you guys like it!

[reelaroundthedavekan]

I go on facebook once a day to keep tabs on the people there, I’ll look at memories from the day from previous posts and comment on a post or two. But the only thing I actually post there is that I share posts from the Cincinnati Zoo of Fiona the hippo and her family (baby brother Fritz is adorable). I wonder if I have become “The Crazy Hippo Guy” to anyone yet?

[studioswitchum]

They painted the Fiona ride. I really don't like the effects of air brush. And I think they put too many wrinkles. It's like they don't know what they want (realistic or stylized)

[shrimp-gender]

So you know the hippo Fiona who was like internet famous because she was premature and survived. Yeah I just saw people trying to slut shame her, again, she is a hippopotamus!

[fuckyeahilike]

This terrifying monster is doing well for herself

Hippo Attack (x)

[splat1316]

[crazycatsiren]

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Fiona and baby brother Fritz. 🦛❤️

[pamhr]

:. Happy bday Fiona .:

Vía: https://cincinnatizoo.org/events/fiona-birthday/