Fiona The Hippo Predicts Who Will Win The Super Bowl
 

Fiona, the ?superstar? hippopotamus from the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden, has revealed her Super Bowl pick.

Though the big game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots goes down on Sunday, Fiona selected her winner on Thursday afternoon?s episode of ?The Fiona Show? on Facebook Watch. Two boxes, each sporting one team?s logo, were placed in front of Fiona. Both boxes had some lettuce atop them.

?This is Fiona?s first sports prediction,? Christina Gorsuch, Cincinnati Zoo?s curator of mammals, said in a statement about the choice. ?It will be interesting to see which box looks and smells the most tempting to Fiona. For her, the real choice is which of the boxes looks like the better toy and closest to something she would like to eat!?

Ultimately, Fiona chose the Philadelphia Eagles to take it all home. It?s especially apropos for Fiona to root for the underdog as she was one herself when she was born premature. At a mere 29 pounds at birth, Fiona was a miracle baby and has been thriving ever since. She celebrated her first birthday just last week.

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Go Eagles.hope the hippo is right

I just realized this is a rematch of 2005 where Donovan McNab puked during the game. Or choked...however you want to look at it.

And I had this idea in my head that I was getting tired of seeing the Patriots win every year, but as I look at the recent history they actually haven't been dominating -- except for the last 3 years. They missed a few years and lost to the Giants twice.

All I know is that the scariest thing in the NFL is Tom Brady playing from behind. If you're beating the Patriots by 20 and there's only a few minutes left, you may as well think about putting your stuff on the bus. That guy knows how to win. I'm not a fan because the Patriots are the only team I hate worse than the Cowboys -- but I do recognize he's one of the greatest QBs ever.

She has zero history picking; of course she will gravitate to green.

This is going to be sad to watch Sunday; I am not sure if I should stay home or go out and bring my camera.

We rarely agree; this is about as close as we are going to get.