Baby hippo at Cincinnati Zoo plays with sprinkler

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Tuesday, April 11, 2017
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An adorable baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo has found a new toy to play with - a sprinkler!

CINCINNATI, Ohio (KTRK) -- An adorable baby hippo born prematurely at the Cincinnati Zoo has found a new toy to play with - a sprinkler!

Fiona was born six weeks early in January and has been in the zoo staff's care. She has been growing and developing a lot over the past few weeks.

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She now weighs 130 pounds, up from her birth weight of 29 pounds.

The average female hippo weighs around 2,900 - 3,300 pounds when fully grown.

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