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Fiona the hippo's first year in the spotlight

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Fiona became the world's hippo when she was born six weeks premature at the Cincinnati Zoo. Today she's over 600 lbs., thriving and entertaining her many fans.

CINCINNATI — "Is that what I think it is?" asks zookeeper Wendy Rice.

She can see the monitor over the veterinarian's shoulder.

Dr. Jessye Wojtusik performs an ultrasound on Bibi, a 17-year-old Nile hippopotamus at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden. With the probe, Wojtusik zooms in on the murky image.

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