The zoo got more than 200,000 votes, and 56% preferred Fritz over Ferguson.
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The baby hippo, born Wednesday night, is a sibling to Fiona, who became a global celebrity when she was born prematurely in 2017.
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The Louisville Zoo is being filled with new life thanks to multiple recent births, and another is on the way.
The Zoo is hoping for a full-term pregnancy after Fiona was born six weekends premature and wouldn't have survived if it wasn't for the human caregivers.
The name was announced on what would have been the 100th birthday of the late actress.
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Before retiring in 2017, Blakely cared for a variety of animals at the zoo including a litter of tigers.