A late September video shot inside months-old Moo Deng’s enclosure within Thailand’s Chonburi zoo showed the feisty female coming at her caretaker, while he was attempting to hose her down. Although tiny, the dense but cute beast managed to push the grown man — while latching onto his leg and refusing to let go.

Moo Deng, the two-month-old baby pygmy hippo took the internet by storm last month (September 2024), and she's got a new fan - Cincinnati Zoo's own celebrity hippo, Fiona. Fiona and her brother Fritz are their zoo's star attractions so know exactly what Moo Deng,

A small zoo in Thailand plans to capitalize on Moo Deng the baby pygmy hippo's popularity, hoping to patent her brand to help all its animal inhabitants.

After the viral fame of Thailand's new pygmy hippo, Taronga Zoo is hoping visitors will be enticed to see nine-month-old Lololi these school holidays.

In one of the best news stories of 2024, a baby pygmy hippopotamus from Thailand has become the newest superstar. Her name is Moo Deng and she is an icon. While adorable and funny animals easily capture the hearts of the internet,

The zoo defended its care for Moo Deng, arguing the baby hippo receives the best possible care and is part of a conservation programme Thailand has dismissed as outdated, animal rights group Peta's accusations that an internet-famous female baby pygmy hippo "faces a lifetime of confinement" at a local zoo cashing in on the mammal's stardom.