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Hippo Like the Famous Fiona, you are full of personality! You enjoy finding new activities to do and new places to explore alongside your bloat! You are compatible with... Turtle What can you do for Hippos? Be a force like the 'water horse' As a Hippo, you love the water. You're best suited to protect your water [...]

Happy World Hippo Day Happy World Hippo Day! Hippos Tucker, Bibi, Fiona and Fritz make up the bloat at Hippo Cove! To celebrate everyone's favorite hippos, we wanted to share some fun facts about each one! Tucker 4500 pounds 20 years old You can tell sweet Tucker apart by his large size and his recognizable [...]

Celebrate Fiona’s 7th birthday and be eligible to win the Ultimate Hippo Getaway!    CINCINNATI, OH (January 17, 2023) – World-famous hippo Fiona will be seven years old one week from today!  In honor of the Queen of Cincinnati's Lucky 7th birthday, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is offering a grand prize package that includes a [...]

Give Fiona a $5 birthday gift and you could win the Ultimate Hippo Getaway! Fiona will be 6 on January 24, 2023!  To celebrate the Queen of Cincinnati’s birthday, we are offering a prize package that includes a behind-the-scenes tour of Hippo Cove to meet all 4 hippos, a $1,000 Visa gift card, a 2-night stay [...]

Fiona's Story Fiona is famous for surviving!  She was born 6 weeks before she was due and was too small to stand and nurse from her mom, Bibi.  The Zoo’s care team had to step in and figure out how to feed her, what to feed her, how to keep her warm, and how to manage [...]

Fiona and her bloat-mates have had a huge impact within our Cincinnati and zoo community and on her wild hippo counterparts. Her influence as an ambassador has raised awareness for her species and helped us raise funds to support conservation efforts in Africa. Fifty percent of all proceeds from the “Hanging with Hippos” behind-the-scenes tours […]

Hippos spend the majority of the day soaking in water or mud to keep their skin moist and bodies cool. When submerged, just their eyes, ears and nostrils stick out of the water so they can still see, hear and smell what’s going on around them. At night, they come out to munch on grass. [...]

Get Your Name on the Hippo on Cincinnati Zoo’s New Carousel and Meet the Hippos Behind the Scenes Each $5 chance to win also comes with a ticket to ride the carousel CINCINNATI, OH (April 17, 2023) – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s much-anticipated new carousel is now open, and you could win the […]

Cincinnati Cyclones Become Cincinnati Hippos for Special Theme Night on March 4 Fiona bobblehead packages and a jersey auction benefit Cincinnati Zoo   CINCINNATI, OH – February 7, 2023 – The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and Cincinnati Cyclones are hosting Hippos Night at Heritage Bank Center on Saturday, March 4. A Fiona Bobblehead Family Four-Pack […]

A.D.O.P.T Cincinnati Zoo’s Hippos for Only $5 and Get a Chance to Meet All 4 Hippos Win a 2-night hotel stay and an encounter with Fiona, Bibi, Tucker & FRITZ! CINCINNATI, OH (September 1, 2022) — Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is excited to offer the Ultimate Hippo Getaway prize package that includes a behind-the-scenes […]

Full-term calf 2x bigger than Fiona was when she was born  CINCINNATI, OH (August 4, 2022) — Right around April Fool’s Day earlier this year, Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden staff members were informed that 23-year-old hippo Bibi was pregnant. Since she was on birth control, most assumed that the news was a joke! The […]

We all love to love the Zoo’s famous residents Fiona, Bibi, and Tucker, but today is a day to celebrate them even more! That’s right, it’s World Hippo Day. “Hippo” is short for hippopotamus, a word derived from an ancient Greek word meaning “horse of the river.” However, as you might imagine, hippos are only […]

Bibi, Fiona, and Tucker hit it off in first introduction CINCINNATI, OH (September 27, 2021) —The new hippo on the block at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden, 18-year-old male Tucker, made two new friends today! The other hippos, world-famous Fiona and her mom Bibi, got to share the same pool with him today, and […]

Win a 2-night hotel stay and an encounter with Fiona, Bibi, and Tucker Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and its official hotel partner, Graduate Cincinnati, have teamed up to offer a Happy Happy Hippos Ultimate Getaway prize package that includes a 2-night stay at the hotel, a $50 gift card to Fiona’s Bar & Grill, […]

Bibi’s future boyfriend has arrived in Hippo Cove CINCINNATI, OH (September 7, 2021) — Bibi, mother of world-famous hippo Fiona, has a new boyfriend! Huge, dark, and handsome Tucker arrived in Hippo Cove last night accompanied by care staff from Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden and San Francisco Zoo, where the 18-year-old hippo has lived […]

Watch the Zoo wake up while enjoying a delicious morning meal  CINCINNATI, OH (March 3, 2021) — Tickets are now available for exclusive breakfast experiences at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden. Breakfast with the Animals  sponsored by Nutella®, events start with a delicious catered breakfast on the Base Camp Café deck and include private […]

Hippo famous for being an underdog sides with another underdog  CINCINNATI, OH (February 3, 2021) — Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s superstar hippo Fiona has made her Super Bowl LV prediction. For the 4th year in a row, she has picked the underdog to win. “Only one of her three previous Big Game forecasts was […]

Hippo Cove will be flooded with fruit for festive fundraiser CINCINNATI, OH (January 1, 2021) – To celebrate famous hippo Fiona’s 4th birthday, the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is hosting Float4Fiona, a slow-paced race where hundreds of numbered apples, now available for purchase, will splash into Hippo Cove and float to the finish line!  […]

Limited quantity available for purchase now CINCINNATI, OH (October 13, 2020) – For the fourth year in a row, the queen of the Queen City will grace the cover of Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s annual calendar.  She will share the spotlight with other photogenic animal friends to deliver a monthly dose of adorable throughout […]

Cameo proceeds for videos booked 4/16-18 will be donated to charities CINCINNATI, OH (April 16, 2020) – If you’ve been thinking about sending a Cameo video with a personalized shout out from world-famous hippo Fiona, cheetah and dog pair Kris and Remus, or Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s director Thane Maynard, now is the time […]