Stock Photo - The reunion that the world has been waiting for finally happened this morning at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden when baby Fiona and mum Bibi were joined by dad Henry in the Hippo Cove. Christina Gorsuch, curator of mammals at the Cincinnati Zoo, said “The introduction lasted about an hour, and we couldn’t be more pleased with how it went. Fiona has been exploring the outdoor habitat with her mom for several weeks and has had contact with Henry inside, but today was the first time that the three hippos have been together. Bibi was protective of Fiona and gave Henry cues about how to interact appropriately with the little one. It has taken almost six months to reach this major milestone, and it feels great. There’s no manual on how to hand raise and reintroduce a premature hippo, but our animal care staff got Fiona through health hurdles and overcame curveballs to get us where we are now. I’m proud of our team.” Fiona weighed 29 pounds when she was born, on January 24, which is about 25 pounds lighter than the lowest recorded birth weight for this species. The normal range is 55-120 pounds. Today she weighs almost 375 pounds. Her parents weigh about ten times that. Featuring: Fiona Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States When: 11 Jul 2017 Credit: WENN.com