Bibi’s due date is Aug. 15, but she is within a 30-day window that is typical for hippos to give birth. Calves born full term, after eight months gestation, can weigh between 50 and 100 pounds.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - A new face could make its debut at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden any day now, and that means Fiona, the most famous hippo in the world, is going to be a big sister.

Bibi was expected to give birth in mid-August, but the hippo's birth window could have been 30 days before or after the estimated due date, so the zoo was prepared for Fiona's sibling to arrive at ...

Wingate kept tabs with her team and online, watching for more signs that Bibi was giving birth. Cincinnati Zoo hippo keeper heard a 'plop' At around 9 p.m., Wingate headed back to the zoo and to ...

The 7-year-old female pygmy hippo arrived at John Ball Zoo in the summer of 2023 from the Toronto Zoo in Canada.

The Cincinnati Zoo is keeping a watchful eye on hippo mom Bibi as the soon-to-be mom of two prepares to give birth to another calf. Skip to content NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 11:00 ...

The Cincinnati Zoo's Bibi gave birth to a healthy hippo calf late Wednesday night. “Bibi and the baby, yet to be named, will spend the next two weeks bonding behind the scenes,” said Gorsuch.

Hippo Bibi just before giving birth at Cincinnati Zoo on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. From the Cincinnati Zoo. Ultrasound of Bibi’s new calf from the zoo’s pregnancy announcement.

Bibi the hippo gave birth to her second baby on Wednesday at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden after undergoing labor earlier this week.

A male pygmy hippo – the same species as Thailand's viral Moo Deng – was born at Tanganyika Wildlife Park in Goddard, Kansas ...

By Shreya Dasgupta A zoo in the U.S. state of Kansas has welcomed the birth of a healthy baby pygmy hippopotamus, raising hope for a species that’s becoming rare in the wild. The yet-to-be-named male ...

Fiona the beloved hippo could become a big sister anytime now. Bibi the hippopotamus chose to stay inside again Wednesday and is demonstrating signs that she may be going into labor soon with her ...