Fiona the baby hippo is joining the countless daughters celebrating powerful females all around the world of all species. The Cincinnati Zoo darling was recently caught on camera giving a quick kiss to her mother, Bibi. The pair bonded while floating in water and Fiona leaned over to press a kiss onto her mother’s cheek.
The famous baby hippo gained notoriety as soon as she was born, being the smallest hippo ever to survive a premature birth. Fiona weighed just 29 pounds, way below the average weight of 55-120 pounds of normal newborn hippos.
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Fiona, who recently lost her dad, quickly rose in fame and went viral, becoming a social media star while the world watched her journey to health.
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The one-year-old hippo, who was born six weeks premature, is clearly thriving and has a great relationship with her doting mom. You can spend some quality time with the pair at the Cincinnati Zoo, or keep up with the swimmers on social media.
