Skip to content
NOWCAST WLWT News 5 at 11:00
Watch on Demand
Advertisement

On the Fritz! Cincinnati Zoo announces name for Fiona's little brother

On the Fritz! Cincinnati Zoo announces name for Fiona's little brother
Advertisement
On the Fritz! Cincinnati Zoo announces name for Fiona's little brother
It's a name worthy of his energy!The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has announced on the TODAY show that their new baby hippo calf, born earlier this month, will be named Fritz! Fritz was announced last week as one of the two name finalists, along with Ferguson, that people could vote on. The zoo says of the over 220,000 votes that were cast, "Fritz" received 56% of the vote.“We would have been happy with either name, but we really think the name Fritz fits this spunky little guy’s personality,” said Cincinnati Zoo’s head hippo keeper Wendy Rice in a press release. “We also thought it was funny that it was suggested because ‘Fritz’ is here due to Bibi’s birth control being ‘on the fritz’.”

It's a name worthy of his energy!

This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.
Advertisement

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden has announced on the TODAY show that their new baby hippo calf, born earlier this month, will be named Fritz!

Fritz was announced last week as one of the two name finalists, along with Ferguson, that people could vote on. The zoo says of the over 220,000 votes that were cast, "Fritz" received 56% of the vote.

“We would have been happy with either name, but we really think the name Fritz fits this spunky little guy’s personality,” said Cincinnati Zoo’s head hippo keeper Wendy Rice in a press release. “We also thought it was funny that it was suggested because ‘Fritz’ is here due to Bibi’s birth control being ‘on the fritz’.”