
There's a hippo love story unfolding on Twitter.
It all began when Timothy, a hippo from San Antonio Zoo, tweeted Fiona, a young hippo who’s become quite a star in the last few months.
Timothy asked Fiona out, you see:
My name is Timothy.
I have seen you on the internet at the @CincinnatiZoo & you are the most beautiful hippo I have ever seen!
Perhaps we can meet someday and be boyfriend and girlfriend?
I am single and available.
Dear Fiona, My name is Timothy. I have seen you on the internet at the @CincinnatiZoo & you are the most beautifu… https://t.co/g7ORd6PDq5— San Antonio Zoological Society 🦏 (@San Antonio Zoological Society 🦏) 1520545981
That...is so cute...
@RobCoco @SanAntonioZoo @DamienOz @CincinnatiZoo Omg Fiona and Timothy are gonna get together and it's gonna be bea… https://t.co/mC85NkQDWr— Wicked Witch of the Western Suburbs (@Wicked Witch of the Western Suburbs) 1520648938
People lost their mind on twitter, and really can you blame them?
@CincinnatiZoo Fiona + Timothy is everything I need on Twitter right now! #hippohookup https://t.co/U5qVFGMoRJ— Donna Yelmokas 🛵 (@Donna Yelmokas 🛵) 1520630037
@SanAntonioZoo @CincinnatiZoo https://t.co/1Mh0RPL0ah— TJ (@TJ) 1520645289
@SanAntonioZoo @CincinnatiZoo This is the cutest thing I have ever seen. Rooting for y’all 100% #TeamFiona… https://t.co/MBLNIiAix7— riah (@riah) 1520701589
If Timothy wasn't already adorable enough, Fiona, who stays at Cincinnati Zoo, actually responded!
Fiona thinks you’re cute too, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts!
Your DNA will decide if you’re the one for our little diva.
Any potential mate would have to be ok with [sic] taking a back seat.
Are you ok with paparazzi? Most importantly, are you willing to relocate?
Fiona thinks you’re cute too, but it’s what’s on the inside that counts! Your DNA will decide if you’re the one for… https://t.co/y5g7uErpM0— Cincinnati Zoo (@Cincinnati Zoo) 1520611093
They've already become #goals.
@jillianharpe @CincinnatiZoo I want a boy to tweet me like he tweets her...best relationship 2018— Madelyn Paige (@Madelyn Paige) 1520634819
But Fiona's supporters are a protective bunch...
Fiona is still a young hippo, a few years from being an adult. Still, young hippo love is adorable.
@CincinnatiZoo Dear Timothy, you have about 1,000,000 people you will need to impress before we let you date our Fiona! 💜💖— Denise Vukmirovich (@Denise Vukmirovich) 1520623919
@SanAntonioZoo @CincinnatiZoo Hold on a sec, Timothy. Sit down. Now, how old are you? Do you have a job? How's your… https://t.co/H7WqWBYkdX— Acorn Park (@Acorn Park) 1520711164
It's too beautiful.
#Timona4Eva
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