When a woman recently woke from anesthesia, Fiona the hippo was on her mind, because the hippo is the queen of the Queen City, obviously.Janet Swope was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a procedure that put her under anesthesia. When she woke up, all she could think about was the hippos at the Cincinnati Zoo — especially Fiona.Swope started rambling about Tucker, the Cincinnati Zoo's newest hippo who joined Bibi and Fiona in the zoo's Hippo Cove. Tucker, an 18-year-old Nile hippopotamus, arrived in Cincinnati in September from the San Francisco Zoo.Then, Swope started talking about how big Fiona's mouth is, demonstrating with her own mouth just how big the portly hippo could open wide.At one point, Swope was offered a cracker. She said, "Fiona would probably like crackers," by demonstrating with her mouth open wide again."Fiona would say, 'Those are good,'" Swope said while putting a cracker into her mouth."Have you seen her mouth?" Swope asked while demonstrating how she, like Fiona, could fit an entire cracker into her mouth.You can watch Swope's entire experience in the video player above.After hearing about Swope's story, the Cincinnati Zoo sent her a care package that included a "Fight like Fiona" shirt.
When a woman recently woke from anesthesia, Fiona the hippo was on her mind, because the hippo is the queen of the Queen City, obviously.
Janet Swope was diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent a procedure that put her under anesthesia. When she woke up, all she could think about was the hippos at the Cincinnati Zoo — especially Fiona.
Swope started rambling about Tucker, the Cincinnati Zoo's newest hippo who joined Bibi and Fiona in the zoo's Hippo Cove. Tucker, an 18-year-old Nile hippopotamus, arrived in Cincinnati in September from the San Francisco Zoo.
Then, Swope started talking about how big Fiona's mouth is, demonstrating with her own mouth just how big the portly hippo could open wide.
At one point, Swope was offered a cracker.
She said, "Fiona would probably like crackers," by demonstrating with her mouth open wide again.
"Fiona would say, 'Those are good,'" Swope said while putting a cracker into her mouth.
"Have you seen her mouth?" Swope asked while demonstrating how she, like Fiona, could fit an entire cracker into her mouth.
You can watch Swope's entire experience in the video player above.
After hearing about Swope's story, the Cincinnati Zoo sent her a care package that included a "Fight like Fiona" shirt.
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