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    Who Feeds Fiona? Cincinnati Zookeepers Make Sure There Are No Hungry Hippos

    Fiona is a 3-year-old, 1,300-pound hippo, and she's a growing girl. Her keeper, Jenna Wingate, is grateful to be able to work during the coronavirus crisis: "It feels good to be needed," she says.
    by Jeff Lunden Mar 28, 2020 2 minutes
    Fiona is a 3-year-old, 1,300-pound hippo, and she's a growing girl. Her keeper, Jenna Wingate, is grateful to be able to work during the coronavirus crisis: "It feels good to be needed," she says.

    Hippos can get hungry. Very hungry. So when zoos shut their doors to the public because of the coronavirus, zookeepers keep showing up to work to make sure everyone is fed.

    Jenna Wingate feeds Fiona, the's 3-year-old, 1,300-pound hippo. Fiona was born premature, and Wingate has been looking after her

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