{"id":213286,"date":"2020-01-27T22:38:33","date_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.geek.com\/featured\/-1817196\/"},"modified":"2020-01-27T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2020-01-27T14:38:33","slug":"hippo-fiona-celebrates-third-birthday-with-giant-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/test\/wordpress\/2020\/01\/27\/hippo-fiona-celebrates-third-birthday-with-giant-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Hippo Fiona Celebrates Third Birthday With Giant Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cincinnati Zoo’s most famous resident just turned three. (Photo Credit: Cincinnati Zoo & Botanic Garden)\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n

Happy birthday, Fiona!<\/span><\/p>\n

Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s most famous resident turned three last week<\/a>\u2014and she celebrated by digging into a massive fruit cake<\/a> and indulging in a bubble bath<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

“That day three years ago is both a blur and a memory that’s etched in my mind,” Christina Gorsuch, the zoo’s curator of mammals and coach of #TeamFiona, said in a statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

The young hippopotamus<\/a> weighed only 29 pounds when she was born six weeks premature in 2017. Now, the majestic creature tips the scales at an impressive 1,300 pounds.<\/span><\/p>\n

“I’ll never forget walking into the hippo barn and seeing this tiny, slimy thing on the ground next to Bibi (her mom),” Gorsuch reminisced. “We were shocked that it was alive and spent the next several months focused on keeping it (her) that way.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Voted No. 1 Cincinnatian for the past two years\u2014and, unsurprisingly, nominated again in 2020\u2014the hippo was celebrated across the Queen City over the weekend<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Themed events included the release of a four-pack Team Fiona beer, Fiona ice cream bowls, a Thirsty Thirsty Hippo coffee blend, and even the new book “Fiona, It’s Bedtime,” available for pre-order.<\/span><\/p>\n