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Fiona (Hippo)

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The Resume

    (January 24, 2017- )
    Born in Cincinnati, Ohio
    Nile hippopotamus born and raised at the Cincinnati Zoo
    First-ever hippo to be pre-natally scanned using ultrasound

Why she might be annoying:

    Hippos generally aren't known to be adorable, or friendly towards humans.
    Before she was born, the Cincinnati Zoo was still reeling from the Harambe incident less than a year before (May 2016).
    Some people have joked that she is the 'reincarnation' of Harambe.
    She was named after the character Princess Fiona in the animated 'Shrek' movies, because they had similarly-shaped ears.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She was born six weeks premature.
    She was the first hippo in 75 years to be born in the Cincinnati Zoo.
    She always appears to be smiling and enjoying herself.
    She was the subject of many viral videos and news stories (including photographs of her witnessing a couple get engaged).
    A number of children's books have been written about her.
    She helped the Cincinnati Zoo regain much of the positive reputation that it lost from the Harambe incident.

Credit: Tim the Slipperman


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 118 Votes: 49.15% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 127 Votes: 51.18% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 196 Votes: 45.41% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 362 Votes: 41.16% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 1260 Votes: 42.46% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2091 Votes: 47.20% Annoying