One of the best things that can happen to a zoo or aquarium is for one of their resident animals to go viral. But what ...

Moo Deng, the cute baby hippo that inspired the currency, has gotten attention from a lot of different fields, such as media and entertainment. Advertising materials from major studios like DreamWorks ...

And, yes, she’s even cute when she does that. Moo Deng became such a phenomenon that zoo attendance doubled and the Khao Kheow Open Zoo has said they plan to copyright her cute image.

What explains her charm? Moo Deng walking around her enclosure with her mother, Jona, in January at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in central Thailand.Credit...Lauren DeCicca for The New York Times ...

But Moo Deng’s sudden celebrity was not merely a result of cute animal worship or the fact ... who appears perpetually moist in photos. “This one has no aura at all,” another critic wrote.

CHONBURI, Thailand – Moo Deng does not bounce like she did a couple of months ago. But she still resembles a ripe avocado overstuffed with pate. She retains a moist sheen. She snuffles.

Moo Deng was born July 10, 2024, at the Khao Kheow Open Zoo in Bang Phra, Thailand. In September, the baby went viral, becoming famous for her playful, no-holds-barred attitude. She appears to enjoy ...

After pygmy hippo Moo Deng and cute tiger cub Ava, the internet is now crushing over another cute animal - Junjun, an 11-month-old bear cub, who has captivated our hearts with his fluffy and ...

After pygmy hippo Moo Deng and golden tiger Ava, the internet has found another cute animal to crush upon: Junjun, an 11-month-old bear cub, who has won hearts with his antics and fluffy ...

The meme-worthy images immediately began circulating ... Of course, it didn't hurt that Moo Deng was impossibly cute when she was first introduced to the public. As the name suggests, pygmy ...

“Move over, Moo Deng,” co-host Savannah Guthrie said, as footage aired of a Thailand zoo’s pygmy hippopotamus, who became an internet sensation in 2024. “Moo Deng who?” said co-host ...

He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy ...