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After a year that saw her joyously welcome her new baby brother Fritz, Fiona - the Cincinnati Zoos superstar hippo - celebrated her sixth birthday with a cake to match the occasion.

In the water, the calf, whose name has not yet been announced, was seen nursing within an hour of its birth at Dallas Zoo as it got to know its mom.

This is the adorable moment a big sister hippo was filmed meeting her days-old little brother for the very first time. Fritz was born on August 2 - and weighed a whopping 138lbs by August 23

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has plans to otterly transform the Bear Hill area into three new habitats to create a beary warm welcome for two new species coming in summer 2023.

For the cost of a $5 birthday gift, which supports the zoo and the Rare Gen Talent School, an organization for children with dyslexia based in Fiona's native land, those who participated were invited to Fiona's virtual birthday party.

For the cost of a $5 birthday gift, those who participate will be invited to Fiona's virtual birthday party and entered in a chance to win a grand prize package

Adorable footage has captured one of the smallest hippos ever born taking an underwater nap in her tank - and snoring out bubbles. Fiona the four-year-old Nile hippo snuggled up against the glass at Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden in Ohio. Named after the Shrek heroine because of her little ears, Fiona was born at the zoo in 2017 - six weeks premature.  In the video she is seen snoozing with a stream of bubbles rising through the water to the surface. Fiona, pictured, is world famous after s...

It took "hundreds of hours and thousands of crackers" to teach the animals how to participate in their own foot care, an important element of maintaining their health that doesn't come easily.